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‘Pray Louisiana’ bracelets available

By Message Staff BATON ROUGE, La. (LBM) – Prayer bracelets worn by attendees and speakers at the 2020 Louisiana Governor’s Prayer Breakfast are now available to the general public. According to Kari LeBlanc, director for the prayer breakfast, the bracelets are available at no charge to serve as a reminder that prayer is needed for the state and leaders. “We created the Pray for Louisiana bracelets that were distributed at this year’s breakfast in an effort to provide a reminder to do just that,” LeBlanc told the Baptist Message. “In these unprecedented times, praying daily is as vital as ever. We would love to provide the Pray for Louisiana bracelets free of charge to anyone who would like one.” The prayer breakfast was held March 10 at the Crowne Plaza Executive Center in Baton Rouge and featured remarks by U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black, Gov. John Bel Edwards and other elected officials, and music by Christian recording artist Charles Billingsley. To request bracelets, visit lagpb.org. … [Read more...]

Louisiana Department of Education deems Louisiana College a Course Choice Provider

By Norm Miller, LCNews PINEVILLE, La. (LCNews) -- The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) approved Louisiana College as a “Course Choice Provider” of dual enrollment courses for college credit for eligible Louisiana high school students. “We are pleased with this acknowledgement as a preferred provider for remote learning,” said Louisiana College President Rick Brewer. “We have a growing family of public, private, and homeschools, and this accolade we hope will move others to discover the excellence we offer.” Another advantage is that Louisiana College provides a superior option for high school education if the pandemic provisos continue into the fall semester, Brewer added. Tioga High School (THS) in Tioga is on board for its second stint with Louisiana College this fall. “My interactions with the students have been excellent,” said Kathleen McGinty-Johnston, who is the Louisiana College online instructor for THS. “I taught a hybrid class there, and I saw the students at least once a week.” The COVID-19 pandemic pre-empted McGinty-Johnston’s visits to THS before the spring semester’s end. Visiting the school “lets me get to know the students better as individuals and allows them to see me as a teacher … [Read more...]