COVID-related student absences in Lincoln Parish public schools are at their lowest total in two months as signs point to Louisiana’s Omicron variant-driven fifth surge of the virus continuing to trend down.
Lincoln Parish became the first in the state to complete its decennial reapportionment of voting districts Tuesday night as the police jury and school board unanimously passed a plan to shift their districts to more evenly distribute the population.
Lincoln Parish voting district boundaries will go under the microscope Monday as the police jury and school board hold a joint hearing on reapportionment.
The Lincoln Parish School District’s French Immersion program will continue past the current school year and extend into the next grade level, though the overall future of the program remains to be seen.
A surge of COVID-19 and other illnesses among students and staff is forcing the Lincoln Parish School District to close all schools Thursday and Friday.
A surge of COVID-19 and other illnesses among students and staff is forcing the Lincoln Parish School District to close all schools Thursday and Friday.
The COVID-19 vaccine will be on the list of required shots for Louisiana school children 16 and up for the 2022-23 school year, though various exemptions are available to all.
The Lincoln Parish School District maintained its B letter grade in the first performance scores for schools and school systems issued by the state education department since the 2018-19 school yea
Thursday night’s meeting between Lincoln Parish School District officials and roughly 100 supporters of the parish’s French immersion program yielded no immediate conclusion for the program’s fate as representatives of both camps vowed to meet again next week.
