State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley thanks Governor Edwards for allowing schools to stay in Phase Three even as the state moves back into a modified Phase Two. Brumley says the biggest challenge they face is the quarantine protocol. He says one positive case can lead to over 50 students needing to be quarantined.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers that includes Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy unveiled a 908-billion-dollar coronavirus aid bill today. Cassidy says the bill is not a long-term solution but would hold the country over until vaccines are widely available.
It’s unknown whether the proposed relief package has majority support in either chamber.
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services says between October 2019 and September 2020, 756 children were adopted from foster care. DCFS Adoption Program Manager Cheryl Tirado says that’s the fourth-highest number of adoptions from foster care in a single year…
The record is 912 set in 2018.
There’s an $11,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person who fatally shot a black bear in St. Mary Parish. State Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson Adam Einck says the bear was found on November 9th near Centerville and they believe the bear was shot by a rifle a few days before.