Tag: Louisiana

24 States Sue Biden Admin Over COVID-19 Mandates for Children, Staff in ‘Head Start’ Education Program

Attorneys general (AG) from 24 states have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration challenging COVID-19 vaccine mandates for early education staff, and mask mandates for young children. Led by Louisiana AG Jeff Landry, the lawsuit (pdf) argues that the mandates involving Head Start, the country’s largest early education program, are unlawful, and exceed President…


Louisiana Governor to Add COVID-19 Vaccine to List of Required School Immunizations

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards confirmed he is moving forward with adding COVID-19 vaccines to the required list of school immunizations, despite the state’s House Health and Welfare Committee voting to reject the proposal at a hearing last week. In a letter (pdf) to the House Committee on Health and Welfare Chairman Larry Bagley on Dec. 14, the…


Louisiana Business Owner Challenges Biden Vaccine Mandate in Court

A Louisiana business owner is suing the Biden administration over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for companies with 100 or more employees, claiming the demand is “wrong” and that he “won’t stand for it.” Brandon Trosclair employees hundreds of workers across 15 grocery stores in Louisiana and Mississippi that would require him to fire workers who…


Louisiana Teenager Given COVID-19 Vaccine Without Parental Permission

A 16-year-old boy was injected with a COVID-19 vaccine in Louisiana on a recent school day despite his parents not granting permission. The boy was given a dose of Pfizer’s vaccine on Oct. 20 at East Jefferson High School in Metairie, Louisiana, according to a COVID-19 vaccination record reviewed by The Epoch Times. A parent’s…


Louisiana Lifts Mask Mandate, Except for Schools Allowing Parents Opt Students Out of Quarantine

Louisiana is going to lift the statewide indoor mask mandate, except for schools that allow parents to decide whether to quarantine their kids after a COVID-19 exposure in the classroom, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday. “I stand here today optimistic, relieved that the worst of the fourth surge is very clearly behind us now,”…


Louisiana Lifts Mask Mandate, Except for Schools Allowing Parents to Opt Students out of Quarantine

Louisiana is going to lift the statewide indoor mask mandate, except for schools that allow parents to decide whether to quarantine their kids after a COVID-19 exposure in the classroom, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday. “I stand here today optimistic, relieved that the worst of the fourth surge is very clearly behind us now,”…


One Killed, Several Wounded in Shooting on Grambling State University Campus

One person was killed and seven others were wounded on Sunday morning in the second shooting at Grambling State University, Louisiana, in four days, officials said. According to a news release from the university, the on-campus shooting took place at around 1 a.m. on Sunday. Multiple shots were fired in the quad area of campus,…


Louisiana Suspect Accused of Killing Half-Sister and State Trooper Has Been Arrested

A Louisiana man accused of going on a shooting spree that claimed the lives of his half-sister and a state trooper has been released from hospital and is now in custody, authorities confirmed on Oct. 11. Matthew Mire, 31, was taken into custody Saturday evening, Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Lamar Davis said during a news conference. Mire is…


Some School Board Associations Denounce National Board Group’s Letter Over Threats

Some state school board associations are challenging the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) recent letter to President Joe Biden. The NSBA compared parents to domestic terrorists and called for the president to direct the federal government to “deal with the growing number of threats of violence and acts of intimidation occurring across the nation.” Several days later,…


Some School Board Associations Denounce National Group’s Letter Over Threats

Some state school board associations are challenging the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) recent letter to President Joe Biden. The NSBA compared parents to domestic terrorists and called for the president to direct the federal government to “deal with the growing number of threats of violence and acts of intimidation occurring across the nation.” Several days later,…