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. About a quarter of all teachers in the K-12 workforce are also uncertified. Brumley says they’re clustered in the STEM fields…
An outbreak of more than 20 COVID cases connected to a high school wrestling tournament has led LHSAA to cancelling the remainder of the regular wrestling season, but they will hold the state championships February 25th and 26th. LHSAA director Eddie Bonine says strict measures will be in place for championships in Baton Rouge to avoid another outbreak.
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A vaccination event scheduled for tomorrow at the Rapides Parish Coliseum is already fully booked. 420 doses of the vaccine have been donated by the Rapides Regional Medical Center and the Department of Health is going to inoculate the public who is eligible. LDH Region Six Medical Director Dr. David Holcomb says it’s a collaborative effort.
You must be preregistered.
Former state representative Steve Carter passed away last night from COVID. Carter is the third Louisiana political figure to die from complications of the virus, Representative Reggie Bagala of Lockport in April, Congressman-elect Luke Letlow in December, and now Carter. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says these are all great losses to the state.