A study published in The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology says the COVID vaccine is safe for pregnant women and lactating mothers. Researchers in Massachusetts looked at 131 women who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine – 115 of them were pregnant or lactating. Researchers found they had about the same vaccine-induced antibody levels as non-pregnant women and passed on protective antibodies to their newborns.

Starting Monday, all Louisianans 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.

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.

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.

Cut 12 (11) “ …proud of.” 70-percent of students in the state attend in-person learning.