The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education holds a special meeting today to approve the safety standards they want school systems to follow for the upcoming school year. BESE president Sandy Holloway says she’s received hundreds of emails in advance of today’s meeting at 1:30….
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State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley is recommending that students from third grade and up should wear face coverings to the greatest extent possible and practical.

Vice President Mike Pence will be in Baton Rouge later today to discuss the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Pence will meet with Governor John Bel Edwards and other health and education officials at LSU’s Tiger Stadium at 3 PM…
cut 6 (10) “…that fine university”

Tomorrow is Tax Day, federal and state taxes are due on July 15th. Federal taxes are normally due on April 15th, while State taxes are traditionally due on May 15th, but the tax filing deadlines were pushed back because of the coronavirus pandemic….
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That’s Louisiana Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson who says they are still waiting on a lot of returns.

Jamie Mayo is in his last few days as mayor of Monroe after losing his re-election bid on Saturday night. He’s served as Monroe’s mayor since 2001. Mayo says it’s disappointing, but…
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Independent Friday Ellis won Saturday’s election with 52 percent of the vote.