The LHSAA has halted the regular season for the sport of wrestling but still plans on holding the state championship wrestling meet. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The state reported 3,868 new COVID-19 today and 67 additional fatalities. Hospitalizations fell to 1,625. The state positivity rate is 9.33-percent and increase from Tuesday’s 7.45-percent.
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 right now the teacher workforce does not look like the student population.
Only about a quarter of all teachers are black compared to roughly a third of the state’s population.
A COVID-19 vaccination event scheduled for tomorrow at the Rapides Parish Coliseum is already fully booked. L-D-H Region Six Medical Doctor David Holcombe says if you registered and are not in the eligible group to be vaccinated you will be turned away. Holcombe says they’ve perfected the drive-thru process with COVID testing and flu vaccinations.