Beginning on Monday, K-through 12 teachers will be eligible to be vaccinated. Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says it will be up to each school district on how educators and staff can get the vaccine…
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Daycare staff and individuals between the ages of 55-and-64 with certain health conditions are also eligible for the vaccine on Monday.

The CDC has lowered the life expectancy rate in the United States by a full year to 77.8 years old. LSU Health New Orleans Chief of Community and Population Medicine Doctor Benjamin Springgate says it’s another sign of how deadly the COVID pandemic has been…
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Governor John Bel Edwards says energy companies did an inadequate job earlier this week in explaining restoration timelines and warning of rolling blackouts. But he also understands the decision to initiate rolling blackouts was made at a level above Entergy, Cleco, or SWEPCO as energy demand soared…
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Edwards says with another cold morning tomorrow, he’s still asking residents to do their part in conserving energy.

There’s little to no water pressure in Shreveport. That’s wreaking havoc on local hospitals. Willis-Knighton Chief Administrative Officer Brian Crawford says it’s a struggle to stay operational.
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