With the school year beginning again, there is lots of concern for the shortage of qualified teachers in Louisiana. Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Larry Carter says some districts need 100 or more instructors. He says it comes down to respect and support. Respect for the profession and support which includes more pay, so they can recruit more instructors and retain the ones they have…:

CUT 06(08)      “…be competitive.”

Police in Bossier City arrest a Haughton man for a Tuesday afternoon shooting that left one man dead and another wounded. 45-year-old Dawson Lee Driskill is charged with murder, attempted murder and more. His bond is set at over a half-million dollars. The shooting happened within yards of R.V. Karr Elementary School, but no kids were present at the time.

With wind energy emerging in Louisiana, The University of New Orleans launches an endeavor to help support and serve that industry.  A new state law provides for offshore wind farm lease sales and increases the maximum wind farm size five-fold. UNO Research & Technology Foundation director Shafin Khan says UNO’s Louisiana Wind Energy Hub will be a big part of expanding the wind industry…:

CUT 11(14)      “…to educate students.”

Shafin says the Hub will aid in developing the support industries that help keep wind farms up and running, via seed technology commercialization grants. More information is online at “lawindhub.com”

COVID. The state Department of Health reports 1505 new cases of COVID-19, with just over 600 hospitalized with symptoms statewide. They also report 30 more COVID-related deaths. LDH says about 60-percent of cases have had no COVID shots.