Legislation is filed that would ban K-12 schools from teaching “Divisive Concepts” one of which being that the United States or the State of Louisiana is institutionally or systemically racist. House Education Chairman Ray Garofalo says the bill would ensure a traditional classroom environment that deters discrimination.
126 Louisianans have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated, good for only .02 percent of all Louisianans who are fully vaccinated. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter this is just proof of the effectiveness of vaccines, and a message that should be shared with those still on the fence…
A Legislative Auditor’s report finds that approximately 98-thousand individuals received $405 million of ineligible unemployment. Auditor Chris Magee says once the LWC determines if the error is administrative or fraud, they will enter into repayment agreements with those individuals. And if they fail to pay…
The ineligible payments were made on filings from March 28 to December 31 of last year.
Roughly half of the state’s residents approve of Louisiana’s response to the pandemic. LSU Public Policy Research Lab Director Mike Henderson says the 2021 Louisiana survey shows a divide among party lines and part of that was the state’s handling of the fall and spring elections. He says 75-percent of respondents supported the extra days for early voting.