The past year has been brutal. There are only so many disasters that we can take, and between the pandemic, police brutality, mass shootings, hurricanes and the Husch Blackwell report,
COVID-19 and LSU
There were 1,562 COVID-19 cases in the fall and 693 in the spring semester, according to the COVID-19 Reporting Dashboard. In the spring, the University administered over 10,000 COVID-19 tests. Since March 2020, the University reported that 6,478 students and 3,488 employees said they received vaccines.
The University began administering vaccines in March at Tiger Stadium. The state supplied LSU with Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Galligan announced in April that LSU could not require students to receive vaccines in order to attend LSU, but some faculty members called for LSU to rethink that decision.
Classes were held in person, in a hybrid format and fully online. According to the University, one-third of classes occurred in each format.
DUNWOODY, Ga. â Dunwoody resident Kim McGrady, who died April 8 while saving swimmers caught in a riptide at a Miramar, Fla. beach, was described as âan amazing son, father and husbandâ at a memorial service last week.
More than 300 people attended the April 14 service, held at Perimeter Church Outdoor Chapel in Johns Creek. McGrady, who was a field operations manager at Chick-fil-A, saved three people before succumbing to the riptide. Another man, Layne Gravois, of Gray, La., 21, also died in the incident.
Friends and members of McGradyâs family, including his daughter Kaleigh, son Colton, and wife Leigh Anne, spoke at the service, emphasizing McGradyâs selflessness, faith and dedication to his friends and family.
Terrible reminder that life is fragile: LSU president mourns deaths of 2 students
Kori Gauthier s body was recovered from the Mississippi River, and Layne Gravois died in a rescue attempt in Florida Share Updated: 4:19 PM CDT Apr 15, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Terrible reminder that life is fragile: LSU president mourns deaths of 2 students
Kori Gauthier s body was recovered from the Mississippi River, and Layne Gravois died in a rescue attempt in Florida Share Updated: 4:19 PM CDT Apr 15, 2021 WDSU Digital Team LSU interim President Tom Galligan issued a statement Thursday about the tragic loss of two LSU students in the past week. Kori Gauthier s body was recovered from the Mississippi River on Tuesday, days after she was reported missing. Layne Gravois died while trying to rescue children in rough waters in the Destin, Florida area, officials there said. Gauthier, of Opelousas, was 19. Gravois, of Gray, was 21.Related: B
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