LSU Interim President Thomas Galligan withdraws his name from being named permanent President. Galligan, who served as Dean of LSU’s Law School, was named to the post of interim President in January of 2020. Galligan says he feels teaching is what he does best, and the role of president limits his ability to instruct.
Galligan will remain interim until the board names his replacement.
The UL and LSU systems will not require students to be vaccinated to attend in-person classes for the upcoming fall semester. UL System President Jim Henderson says he has concerns about mandating students take a vaccine that is still under FDA emergency use authorization.
Full biological licensing for vaccines may not be available until 2022.
The Edwards administration announces it’s using 216 million dollars in federal coronavirus stimulus money on road and infrastructure projects. The federal money replaces the lost gas tax revenue the state experienced in 2020 when fewer people traveled due to the pandemic. State Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says 50-million dollars will go towards extending I-49 from Lafayette to New Orleans…
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Wilson says another 20 million will go towards widening I-10 in Ouachita Parish. The money was approved by Congress in December.