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The state Supreme Court will hear a case from Tony Spell, a pastor in Central, Louisiana, in which he will fight six criminal charges brought against him for violating COVID-19 Phase 1 protocols. The hearing date has not yet been set.
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Three more probable COVID-19 cases of the omicron variant have been identified in Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) said in a press release Wednesday. Along with one confirmed case, the total of omicron cases in the state is now at four.
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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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Seventeen COVID-19 cases, including one probable case of the omicron variant, were reported among crew and passengers on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship, which arrived in New Orleans Sunday.
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District superintendents received “simulated” performance scores last week, after the state’s board of education voted to shelve letter grades for a year, with the support of the federal government, due to the pandemic and loss of instruction.
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The first probable COVID-19 case of the omicron variant in Louisiana was confirmed by state officials Friday evening, according to a tweet from Louisiana Department of Health.
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The COVID-19 omicron variant has not yet been detected in Louisiana, but the state health department is genetically sequencing most positive COVID-19 PCR tests to find out which variants are circulating in the state, officials said at a press conference Friday.
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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, the lead plaintiff, celebrates the ruling which comes just days before the deadline for unvaccinated healthcare workers to receive their first shot.
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President Biden said that while restrictions imposed on travelers from several nations in southern Africa would slow the variant's entry, the U.S. will eventually see cases.
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Hosting a family gathering for Thanksgiving but worried about COVID transmission? Health officials offer these tips for a happy, safe holiday.