Governor John Bel Edwards wants to add the Covid vaccine to a list of required shots needed to attend K-12 schools. The new rule would initially only apply to students 16 and up at the start of the 2022 school year. Edwards says but it’s also part of a larger effort to battle the pandemic.
A House Health And Welfare Committee meeting is underway, receiving public input from the governor’s plan for schools. Republican House Speaker Clay Schexnayder voiced his opposition to adding the COVID vaccine to attend schools.
The Senate Select Committee on State Police Oversight held its first meeting today. The senators are reviewing L-S-P’s use of force policies as the state agency has come under fire after several documented cases of Troopers beating up Black motorists. Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields says 99-percent of the state’s Troopers do their job well, while one percent do not.
Colonel Lamar Davis was named the new Superintendent of State Police 13 months ago. Committee Chair, Baton Rouge Representative Franklin Foil says they anticipate public input at their next oversite committee.