A startling increase in suicide attempts has prompted pediatricians to call on prioritizing mental health among teens and children. Brooke Thorington has more.

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The Governor will announce his decision on coronavirus precautions during a press conference scheduled for 3 p.m. Stephen Procopio (pro-COH-pee-oh), Policy Director for the Louisiana Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) – who’ve been tracking the pandemic numbers – says PAR is carefully watching the Department of Health data for any sign of a Fifth Wave, as is the Governor’s Office…

New Orleans-based political analyst Ron Faucheux says President Biden is dealing with more negatives than positives. The latest Quinnipiac University poll numbers put Biden’s job approval rating at 40 percent and disapproval at 53 percent. Faucheux on the issues that are helping to bring down Biden’s polling numbers.

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The teacher shortage in Louisiana is continuing to worsen because there are fewer education students and teacher retirements are on their way up. Michael Faulk, who heads up the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents, says it’s a trend that started years ago. Faulk says there are teachers who seem dismayed about the profession because of their lack of input into the curriculums they have to abide by.

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