Students in first through sixth grades at Lincoln Parish’s public schools, plus the “A” group of students in grades seven-12, reported to class Wednesday for their first day of school for the 2020-21 year.
“Prep days” in Lincoln Parish public schools began Thursday and continue through today in advance of the first day of classes for many students on Wednesday.
Owners of Ruston’s Peking Buffet are scheduled to appear in 3rd Judicial District Court on Friday to show why they should be allowed to reopen after numerous violations of Gov.
Lincoln Parish posted two additional deaths and 20 more cases of COVID-19 overnight, according to Friday’s update from the Louisiana Department of Health.
The novel coronavirus has hit Lincoln Parish’s Black community harder than other groups, according to updated figures posted Wednesday by the Louisiana Department of Health.
Participants living in the area are now being accepted to be part of a national COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial coordinated in northeast Louisiana through Monroebased Clinical Trials of America (CTA).