Vaccine eligibility widens today allowing essential workers, including restaurant employees, to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Tulane Epidemiologist Doctor Susan Hassig says this is another important step towards reducing the number of severe COVID cases and deaths…
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Governor Edwards says essential workers are the last group to be prioritized before the vaccine is open to all adults.

Julia Letlow won the special election to serve as a U-S Representative for Louisiana’s Fifth Congressional District. Her husband Luke Letlow was set to serve the 5th District, but died from COVID. Julia Letlow told KNOE-TV that her time on the campaign trail has helped her process the tragedy…
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Democrat Candy Christophe finished a distant second.

The Louisiana Lottery estimates they will transfer a record high of more than $190-million to the state for K-12 public schools this year. Brooke Thorington on how education hit the jackpot.
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The Oregon State University Board of Trustees is set to meet again tomorrow to discuss the future employment of former LSU leader F King Alexander, who is the O-S-U president. The Board has already placed Alexander on probation as a result of failing to handle sexual misconduct cases while he led LSU. There’s a possibility the Board could fire him after tomorrow’s meeting.