Attorney General Jeff Landry blasts the LSU Faculty Senate’s request that the school adopts a mandate requiring students be vaccinated to attend classes in the fall. LSU Interim President Thomas Galligan says he’s “reviewing” the request, but Landry says there’s nothing to review and the mandate would be illegal.
Cut 10 (08) “…right now.”
LSU spokesperson Ernie Ballard says the school is looking at options and alternatives to a vaccine mandate.

State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says over 200-thousand kids are enrolled in summer school at public schools. Brumley says to incentivize summer school attendance they encouraged school systems to use federal funds to create more of a summer camp atmosphere…
Cut 5 (12)”…social studies.”
Brumley says if your child is not attending summer school then engage them with some kind of continuing education.

Clinical trials are underway to see if an at-home nasal spray can prevent someone from getting COVID-19. Baton Rouge General Rhinologist Dr. Henry Barham oversees the trial in Louisiana and says the spray works differently from the vaccine. He says the vaccine builds up antibodies to fight off the virus when you contract it.
Cut 13 (08) “…first place.”
Barham says they are looking for around 90 additional participants for the study.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has verified that a Red Prinaha was caught in the University Lakes in Baton Rouge last week. The Red Prinaha is native to South America and the fish is illegal to possess or sell in Louisiana. Aquatic Nuisance Species Coordinator Robert Bourgeois says they are checking to see if there are more Red-bellied Piranha in the LSU lakes…
cut 9 (08) “….winter temperatures”
LDWF believes this was a pet released into the University Lakes.