Some school system leaders are frustrated with the state’s policy of quarantining any student who has “close contact” with a confirmed COVID case for two weeks. Matt Doyle has the story.
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The state has surpassed one-thousand coronavirus patients in the hospital. It’s the first time since August that Louisiana hospitals have had this large of a coronavirus patient count. The state reported 24 more deaths Monday bringing the death toll to 6,039. Governor Edwards holds a COVID media briefing at 2:30 today.

President-Elect Joe Biden has selected LSU grad and Baker native Linda Thomas-Greenfield as the Ambassador to the United Nations in the next administration. Fellow LSU alumnus and famed Democratic political consultant James Carville…
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Thomas-Greenfield previously served as ambassador to Liberia under President George W Bush and assistant secretary of state for African affairs under President Obama.

One of the biggest Mardi Gras parades will have virtual parades every Sunday during the carnival season with a new app called “Throw Me Something Bacchus.” Bacchus Captain Clark Brennan says on the app you can see images of floats, listen to marching bands and catch digital throws…
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The app will be available on January sixth.