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BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reporting 3 additional probable cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Louisiana.
One of the cases involves an individual in Region 4 (Acadiana area) who traveled internationally. This individual did not require hospitalization.
The other 2 cases involve individuals in Region 1 (Greater New Orleans area). We do not have additional information on these two cases at this time.

ST. LANDRY PARISH – Shortly before 7:30 P.M., on December 6, 2021, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a crash involving a pedestrian on US Highway 71 near Roy Baker Road in St. Landry Parish. The crash claimed the life of an unidentified black female.
The preliminary investigation by State Police revealed the pedestrian was walking north in the center of the northbound lane of US 71 when she was struck by a northbound 2000 Ford F250 pickup. She was transported to a local hospital in critical condition where she ultimately succumbed to her injuries.

It may be one of the most significant decisions the Vermilion Parish School Board will have to make in 2022.
The second step was taken to either increase the school board to nine members or vote to keep it at eight members.
The school board went from a 14-member school board to an eight-member school board around 1990.
In 2017, the school board voted to do away with an eight-member board and go to a nine-member school board, which made the vote odd. There would never be another 4-4 tie if it became a nine-member school board.