Just over half of all Ochsner system staff have not taken the vaccine yet. Matt Doyle has the story.
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There are reports that LSU has finally found a defensive coordinator. Bruce Feldman with the Athletic reports that Minnesota Vikings defensive backs coach Daronte Jones is expected to become the Tigers new defensive coordinator. He’s spent the last five seasons coaching defensive backs with the Vikings, Bengals and Dolphins.

Enrollment at Louisiana Public Schools is down two percent. State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says the two-percent decline equates to 17-thousand students and at least half of those students are pre-kindergarten and kindergarten ages. Brumley says he’s worried having those students, in particular, out of the classroom is going to hurt literacy rates.
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A Legislative Auditors report on the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality shows the state making progress in the fight against pollution but raises concerns about regulatory enforcement.
Since 2008 the report notes we have seen a 75 percent decline in poor air quality days a year, down to 3.6. DEQ spokesperson Greg Langley says we have also met other benchmarks.
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