Four girls ranging from the ages of 12 to 14 are under arrest in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old girl inside a Walmart in Lake Charles on Saturday night. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says one of the juveniles is charged with second-degree murder and the three other girls are charged with principal to second-degree murder. The sheriff is pleading with parents to monitor what their children are doing over their phone…
Mancuso says the incident played out on social media.
The state has released a COVID contact tracing app that lets you know if you’ve been in contact with someone who has tested positive. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says similar services are already working quite well in other states.
COVID Defense is available on the Apple and Android app stores.
The state has no plans to expand eligibility for those who can get a COVID-19 vaccine because they are not anticipating an increase in allotments. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Enrollment in Louisiana’s public schools has dropped by 2-percent. According to the Board of Education due to the pandemic, the state is reporting an enrollment decline of approximately 17-thousand. Nearly half the decrease is among students in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says families just aren’t sending their kids to school in these lower grades