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Louisiana would make kindergarten mandatory if lawmakers agree to a bill that won support from a Senate committee.

Senate backs grading system for Louisiana water systems

ATLANTA (AP) — Five Atlanta-area private colleges will require students to have received COVID-19 vaccinations before class begins next fall. Emory University, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, the Morehouse School of Medicine and Spelman College made the announcement Monday
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The Biden administration is taking steps to protect the country’s electric system from cyberattacks.

George W. Bush says the Republican Party he served as president has become “isolationist, protectionist and, to a certain extent, nativist.”

Southern beat Grambling State 49-7 on Saturday.

Lawmakers are looking at expanding medical marijuana program to allow smokable cannabis.

Louisiana is making a full-court press to get shots in arms, with sometimes creative outreach to make it as easy as possible to get vaccinated.

$1,400 stimulus checks helped March retail sales soar 9.8% and US jobless claims plunge to 576,000, lowest since pandemic.

Biden wants infrastructure deal, but GOP doubts persist.