Governor John Bel Edwards wants to add the Covid vaccine to a list of required shots needed to attend K-12 schools and higher education. The new rule would initially only apply to students 16 and up at the start of the 2022 school year because it’s only FDA-approved for that age group.
A House Health And Welfare Committee meeting is underway, receiving public input from the governor’s plan to add the COVID vaccine to required shots. Attorney General Jeff Landy says it’s an overreach of the Department of Health because they are also dictating who can attend K-12 public schools.
Parents have the ability to request permission for their child to opt out of the vaccine requirement for any of the vaccines on the shot list for schools.
A special committee made up of state senators began hearings today on the use of force policies that State Police has in place. Jeff Palermo has the story…
A cruise ship carrying at least 17 passengers and crew members with breakthrough COVID infections when it docked in New Orleans has set sail again with new passengers. Nine crew members and eight passengers were infected when the Norwegian Breakaway arrived on Sunday according to the Louisiana Department of Health.