Vice President Mike Pence visits with Governor John Bel Edwards in Baton Rouge today.   Edwards says the visit comes following the selection of Baton Rouge as one of the three metropolitan areas in the nation to be selected to receive federal resources for surge testing.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry will not be present as he has tested positive for coronavirus.

The Louisiana Federation of Teachers says 58-percent of teachers and parents who participated in their online survey do not feel comfortable returning to school next month. L-F-T president Larry Carter says certain precautions and mandates need to be in place to create a safe environment
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The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education holds a vote this afternoon on whether school children should be required to wear masks.

For high school football to happen, Louisiana will need to reach Phase 4. That’s according to LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine who appeared before the House Education Committee. Rosepine Representative Charles Owen says the stark reality is that Louisiana must do a better job at mitigating the coronavirus spread…
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The state is currently is stuck in phase two, after reporting 17-hundred new cases on Monday.

Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo loses his reelection effort, ending a 19 year run in the office.  Friday Ellis, an Independent, won 52 percent of the vote while Mayo received 38 percent in a 41 percent turnout election. We asked Mayo what he thought was behind the loss…
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