1:30 LRN Newscast March 25

Starting Monday, all Louisianas 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. State Health Officer Doctor Joe Kanter says through the Bring Back Louisiana campaign, the state plans to get vaccines into areas of the state where people are not getting vaccinated…
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Just over 1.1 million Louisianans have received at least one vaccine dose.

Thirteen states have sued the Biden administration in an effort to undo the suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry filed the suit in federal court in Louisiana. Governor John Bel Edwards says he would like to see the moratorium end soon, but he says the short-term economic damage has been minimal…
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The National Return to Learn Tracker shows Louisiana public schools rank seventh in the nation for in-person learning. State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says it’s a combined effort of educators, parents, and students, to achieve the ranking.
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A former Lafourche parish middle school teacher has been arrested for Felony Carnal Knowledge of a Juvenile after she allegedly had sex with a teenage boy. Lt. Brennan Matherne with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s office says 44-year-old Ashleigh Landry of Raceland was employed as the principal at Lockport Middle School…
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Matherne says Landry was booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex and was released after posting a 25-thousand dollar bond.