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Louisiana Expands COVID Vaccine Eligibility to All Louisianans 16 and Older with Certain Health Conditions, Effective Immediately

Tue, 03/09/2021 - 1:21pm

BATON ROUGE – Following a steady resupply of COVID-19 vaccine doses to the state and after a series of successful mass vaccination events, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana would expand eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to everyone 16 and older with health conditions that makes them more likely to suffer a serious complication from COVID, based on federal health guidance.
This change is effective immediately.

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Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office investigating shooting that left one dead

Mon, 03/08/2021 - 2:46pm

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office PIO Eddie Langlinais, on March 7, at approximately 7:48 a.m., the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office received a phone call from the Abbeville Police Department in reference to a shooting that possibly occurred outside the city limits of Abbeville.
The Abbeville Police Department responded to a residence on North East Street in Abbeville where two victims were located with gunshot wounds.

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Sheamichael Cunningham

New Iberia Man Arrested for Internet Crimes Against Children

Mon, 03/08/2021 - 2:42pm

BATON ROUGE – Attorney General Jeff Landry's Cyber Crime Unit has arrested an Iberia Parish man for Internet crimes against children.
Sheamichael Cunningham, 18 of New Iberia, has been arrested and charged with 50 counts of Pornography Involving Juveniles Under the Age of Thirteen (possession). The arrest was a result of a joint investigation with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office, and Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office.

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Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, the commissioner of higher education, said Louisiana universities are getting by during the pandemic with the help of increased federal and state funding.

Photo Courtesy of Dr. Kim Hunter Reed.

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Dr. Jim Henderson, president of the University of Louisiana System, said the state’s universities need more funding to retain faculty and prepare students for a changing workplace.

Photo Courtesy of Dr. Jim Henderson.

STATE’S UNIVERSITIES HOPEFUL ABOUT FEDERAL RELIEF FROM COVID-19

Mon, 03/08/2021 - 10:56am

By Adrian Dubose and Lauren Cheramie
LSU Manship School News Service

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