The state education department says you can email complaints to them if your local school is not following COVID-19 safety guidelines. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Nearly half of all Louisiana unemployment recipients may not qualify to receive the new 300 dollar federally enhanced weekly payments. Matt Doyle has more…
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The state education department has created an email address where the public can file complaints about a school not following minimum COVID-19 health requirements established by BESE. Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says the address is l-d-o-e-covid-19-support-at-la-dot-gov….
Brumley says they have received a few concerns already. He says once they receive a complaint, the local school system leader and school board president are notified
BESE approved rules for schools to follow in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. They include a mask mandate for staff and children in grades three through 12, limits on group sizes, and capacity on school buses. Brumley says schools who refuse to follow these guidelines put themselves at risk of being sued if a student is infected by COVID-19
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As many as 200,000 Louisianans on unemployment could be ineligible to receive the new 300 dollar federally enhanced weekly benefits.
Workers must receive at least 100 dollars a week in state benefits to qualify for the 300 extra. Governor Edwards says that’s only about half of all state unemployment beneficiaries…
A spokesperson for Senator Bill Cassidy told The Advocate that people receiving under 100 dollars a week from the state could get a prorated cut of the 300 dollar federal benefit.
The 300 dollar benefit is the result of an executive order by the President over the weekend. Edwards was alarmed that the benefit is being funded by FEMA emergency relief funds during hurricane season.
Edwards also raised concerns that without some federal intervention the state unemployment trust fund will soon be depleted, and the state will have to start borrowing that money from the feds.
State beneficiaries can receive a maximum of 247 dollars a week.
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Presidential candidate Joe Biden has selected California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. Baton Rouge Representative Ted James worked Harris’s campaign for president and says the selection is no surprise to him.
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James says he met with several presidential hopefuls last year and said Harris was the only one with a plan to implement the south into her campaign.
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James says the historical significance of having a black woman who graduated from an HBCU is not lost on him.
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Harris graduated from Howard University. The Louisiana Republican Party says Senator Harris supports Medicare-for-All over private healthcare, the decriminalization of illegal immigration, and she’ll attempt to strip second amendment rights.
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Bayou Segnette State Park cabins and campgrounds will reopen to the public Friday after being used to isolate COVID-positive patients who had nowhere to stay but didn’t need hospitalization.
Assistant Secretary for the Office of State Parks Brandon Burris says the site is completely safe and ready for visitors to pour in this weekend…
The state is taking reservations now, and you can use promo code welcome back to get four nights for the price of three through September 7th.
Three state parks were used for isolation, and Burris says they had quite a few guests.
Chicot State Park and Lake Bistineau were also used. Chicot fully reopened June 26th but Lake Bistineau overnight facilities are still not available.
State parks have seen record attendance this summer, and Burris says that’s because they are great for people who are looking to stay safe.