Louisiana will be receiving $2.6 billion in COVID relief dedicated to schools. Brooke Thorington on how they plan to spend it.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry sends a letter to staff warning against sexual harassment following a sexual harassment scandal that led to the resignation of one of his top aides. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Authorities recover the remains of a Natchitoches Parish woman who went missing in 1993 at the bottom of the Cane River.
Kara Vaughn left her home November 3rd 1993 and never returned. Captain Tony Moran says back during last month’s winter storm they got a call from a fisherman…
Dive teams began searching the river last Friday and yesterday discovered the submerged vehicle with Vaugnh’s remains inside.
After going missing Vaughn was entered into the National Crime Information Center along with her vehicle…
Multiple, unsuccessful searches of the River have been conducted over the years.
Moran says it’s a sad end to the story but at least the family knows what happened…
Identification was found on the body indicating it was Kara Vaughn, but other tests will be conducted to confirm it.
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Louisiana public schools will receive $2.6 billion from the latest COVID relief bill, in addition to the $1.4 billion they’ve already received in federal assistance dollars. State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says part of the money will go towards helping schools pay for the COVID protocols.
Brumley says currently more than 70-percent of the schools are open to face-to-face instruction.
Brumley says after covering the added expenses to keep schools open safely during the pandemic, they will invest in recovery learning to help students catch up due to the hardships of COVID.
Approximately 25-percent of students in Louisiana do not have access to the internet in their homes.
A large portion of the funding is to be dedicated to recovery learning so students can stay on grade level. Brumley says he believes in teachers and their ability for tutoring programs and is asking school systems to reimagine summer school as more of a summer camp experience.
Louisiana is receiving the 12th largest share of public-school dollars in the nation. It amounts to $3,643 per student.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry defends his office’s handling of sexual harassment misogyny complaints against former top aide Pat Magee.
Magee, who had previously been suspended for inappropriate conduct, resigned last week after receiving another complaint. Landry wrote a letter to his staff saying that behavior won’t be tolerated.
Magee was suspended for about a month related to allegations that he made disparaging comments about women working for him and that he assigned cases based on gender. A third-party investigation concluded his comments were “joking in nature”. He returned to the office earlier this year and his resignation was the result of a second, similar complaint that had been filed against him.
Landry says his office takes every complaint seriously and he has an open-door policy when it comes to employees.
Landry also defended his lawsuit against an Advocate reporter who filed a public information request to get access to the full complaint against Magee…
The lawsuit was dismissed and ultimately a redacted version of the complaint filed against Magee was released.
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One day after Drew Brees announced his retirement, the Saints re-signed quarterback Jameis Winston, who a lot of people believe will be the starter next season. Winston’s new contract is for one year and he can earn up to 12-million dollars. Saints Analyst Mike Detillier says this deal is good for both parties.
While Winston certainly has talent and has shown promise in his pro career, Detillier says his decision-making has to improve as he threw 30 interceptions in 2019, his last season as a starter in Tampa Bay…
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If Winston does in fact get the nod as the Saints’ starting quarterback next season, he will have plenty of talent around him. Detillier explains what Winston needs to do to be successful in New Orleans.
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