State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says one of the department’s goals moving forward is increasing K-12 teacher retention and fostering a more diverse workforce. Brumley says twelve percent of all teachers leave after their first year on the job, and they’ve got to start cutting that number back.
Only about a quarter of all teachers are black compared to roughly a third of the state’s population.
Former Baton Rouge state representative and mayoral candidate Steve Carter died of COVID-19 complications Tuesday, three weeks after he was first hospitalized with the virus. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat has known Carter since the late 1970s and says Carter was not only a good friend, he was a good legislator.
He was 77.
An outbreak of COVID-19 cases connected to a high school wrestling tournament in Gonzales has led to the LHSAA canceling the remainder of the regular wrestling season. But LHSAA director Eddie Bonine says they still plan on holding the state wrestling championships in Baton Rouge February 25th and 26th.
The state health department reported over 20 COVID-19 cases linked to the tournament in Gonzales.
A COVID-19 drive thru vaccination event scheduled for tomorrow at the Rapides Parish Coliseum is already completely booked. L-D-H Region Six Medical Doctor David Holcombe says when they announced the event to the public Monday night they were overwhelmed with interest.