There will be more money in the pockets of Social Security recipients come next year.  More from Dave Brannen….:

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Louisiana’s Board of Elementary & Secondary Education has voted to put aside the letter grading system for public school performance. The reason? The coronavirus pandemic and its effect on education. Performance scores normally released in November will not be this year. The federal Education Department must approve of the move, something of which state officials are fairly certain.

There’s yet another variant of the COVID virus in Louisiana; the so-called B 1.630 variant found in samples taken in Baton Rouge. Dr. Krista Queen, with LSU Health in Shreveport, says less than 100 cases have been detected nationwide…:

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She says it’s too early yet to tell if vaccines will need tweaking to cover the new variant.

Cooler and drier weather will enter the Bayou State this weekend – just in time for what remains of the sugarcane harvest, which has begun with some pretty wet conditions. LSU AgCenter sugar specialist Ken Gravois says the cool front comes at a good time as there’s still a good chance for producers to make money off this crop…:

CUT 05(09)      “…cane mature.”