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Louisiana: kids can get COVID-19 vaccine Thursday

By Janet Mcconnaughey May. 12, 2021 07:36 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Children as young as 12 can start receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine as of Thursday in Louisiana, the state health officer announced,...

Louisiana State University interim president Tom Galligan speaks during a planned peaceful blackout Wednesday demonstration to call for unity and promote change on campus, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in the quad at LSU in Baton Rouge, La. Galligan, criticized for the school's response to a widespread sexual misconduct scandal, announced Tuesday, April 20, 2021, that he's withdrawing his name from the search for a permanent system leader. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)
LSU leader ends presidential bid at school mired in scandal

By Melinda Deslatte Apr. 20, 2021 11:47 AM EDT

State Sen. Beth Mizell, R-Franklinton, the Senate's second-highest ranking member, speaks about legislative work in response to a report that details Louisiana State University's repeated mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations, on Friday, March 19, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
Louisiana lawmakers ready for latest session starting Monday

By Melinda Deslatte Apr. 10, 2021 10:14 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2021 03:43 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ April 6 The Advocate on a political divide in...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Mar. 03, 2021 01:04 PM EST
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ March 3 The Advocate on a scientific report...

Louisiana colleges fail to meet harassment training mandate

By Melinda Deslatte Mar. 03, 2021 12:20 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's public colleges are not meeting the requirements of a 2018 law aimed at combatting sexual harassment, with thousands of...

Georgia lawmakers again seek to make college hazing a felony

By Jeff Amy Feb. 26, 2021 06:39 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are again seeking to increase penalties for hazing, seeking to honor a Georgia teen who died from alcohol poisoning after a...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, administered by OLOL clinical supervisor Lori Koonce at the C.B. Pennington, Jr. Building & Conference Center, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, on the campus of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)
Louisiana governor keeps COVID rules in place, gets vaccine

By Melinda Deslatte Feb. 09, 2021 01:08 AM EST

In reversal, LSU to hold in-person fall graduation

Nov. 08, 2020 03:52 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana State University is now planning to hold an in-person graduation ceremony this fall after announcing earlier that it would...

LSU sees record enrollment despite the coronavirus pandemic

Sep. 26, 2020 10:19 AM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Even with the coronavirus pandemic, Louisiana State University enrollment has reached an all-time high for the fall semester, with more...

Dr. Deborah Birx, right, coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, speaks at a press conference along LSU interim President Tom Galligan, left, after one of several roundtable discussions with LSU officials and others, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 in the LSU Foundation Training Room in Baton Rouge, La. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP)
White House virus adviser backs Louisiana's restrictions

By Melinda Deslatte Sep. 23, 2020 04:39 PM EDT

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos listens with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards as Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a roundtable discussion in Tiger Stadium on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, July 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Pence urges school reopening in Louisiana amid virus surge

By Melinda Deslatte Jul. 14, 2020 10:22 AM EDT

AM-Prep: Cooler Copy

May. 14, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
TRUMP CALLS ON GOVERNORS TO REOPEN SCHOOLS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump called on governors across the nation to work to reopen...