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LAFAYETTE – United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Kaplan, Louisiana, man with a prior 2002 state conviction of carnal knowledge of a juvenile, was sentenced in federal court today for a child pornography offense.

BATON ROUGE — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana will stay in Phase Two of reopening, as the number of COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations have started to rise in several regions across the state. The Governor will extend his Phase Two order for another 28 days, keeping in place occupancy limits and other restrictions.
As of today, Louisiana ranks seventh out of 23 states across the country experiencing an increase in COVID-19 positive cases. Those include the neighboring states of Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Florida and Georgia.

The search to find a permanent superintendent for Vermilion Parish will begin next Wednesday in a special meeting.
At the end of a three-hour regular meeting on Thursday, a special meeting was called for Wednesday. The meeting will be for the school board members to be educated on hiring a new superintendent.
Three school board members have been through the process of hiring a superintendent.