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The Louisiana Department of Health will no longer require the state’s day care, K-12 and college students to get the COVID-19 vaccine starting in the 2022-23 school year, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced during a radio program on Wednesday.
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For years, Pointe-aux-Chenes Elementary school parents, the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe and other community stakeholders have been working toward establishing a French immersion school in Pointe-aux-Chenes. One lawmaker introduced a new education bill to create a French immersion school at Pointe-aux-Chenes.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn how school boards are prioritizing racial equity in their redistricting. We also hear about a new healthy food store coming to the Lower Ninth Ward, and talk to an LSU student about his upcoming debut on the quiz show Jeopardy.
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New Orleans’ public schools COVID-19 vaccine mandate has pushed some, but not all parents to get their children vaccinated by the district’s looming deadline, which may not even be enforced.
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Less than a week after coming into office, a Jefferson Parish School Board member who attended the Jan. 6, 2021 rally and verbally attacked opponents of former President Donald Trump in social media posts has resigned from his position.
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Louisiana lawmakers voted against requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for K-12 students Monday after hours of misinformation about the virus took over the state health and welfare committee meeting.
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Children and students in Louisiana schools, universities and day care centers would be required to be immunized against COVID-19 under a rule proposed by the state health department that is pending legislation.
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A week after federal health officials approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11, New Orleans schools are making the shot available to its younger students with multiple events hosted through November.
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COVID cases have been reported at all but a handful of Louisiana school districts
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Patrick Madden hosted Monday's episode of Louisiana Considered.The Times-Picayune's Amie Just and The Advocate's Rod Walker report on the retirement and…