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Those 70 and older remain priority for COVID vaccines Those 70 and older remain priority group for COVID vaccine By Theresa Schmidt | January 15, 2021 at 9:02 PM CST - Updated January 15 at 9:19 PM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) -The medical director for Region Five of the Louisiana Health Department, Dr. Lacey Cavanaugh, says the area’s daily case count is its highest ever. She and local officials and physicians discussed the pandemic in our area and vaccination efforts. Dr. Cavanaugh says the highest case count is among eighteen to twenty-nine year old people but by far, she says, the high...

Northwestern play selected for performance at regional theatre festival Thursday, January 7, 2021 The Northwestern College theatre department’s production of “Jabberwocky” is among those chosen to be performed during the Region Five Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). Due to COVID-19, the regional festival will be held virtually Jan. 16–24. Adapted by Northwestern theatre professor Ethan Koerner, “Jabberwocky” is a children’s play based on a well-known “nonsense” poem by author Lewis Carroll. The story is portrayed using different styles of puppetry. �...

The current city council is considering a 1% increase for 2021, after setting the preliminary levy at a 4% increase in September. But changes to the budget since that time include final cost estimates on health insurance renewal rates, a change in the structure of health insurance plans offered, and the decision not to replace outgoing Parks and Recreation Director Tony Sailer. The city will test out an interim public works department for a year, with City Engineer Paul Sandy as the department head and one less full-time salary to pay without hiring a new parks director. For a perfectly balan...