The Courier and Daily Comet
Free community COVID tests offered at Nicholls State University have paused for the New Year s holiday but will resume Monday.
Tests are offered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at the Student Union Building, 104 Ellendale Drive.
The tests are offered through the Louisiana Army National Guard. Pre-registration is encouraged online at Health.QuestDiagnostics.com/STLOU.
Testing is for ages 3 and older. There is no cost, and no identification is needed. Test results are available by calling 1-866-MYQUEST (1-866-697-8378), but note that wait times can be lengthy. Test results are also available through the Quest online portal or app.
Barry Hirstius Tribute - Our Friend, Colleague, Mentor, and Champion for the Who Dat Nation
The Saints News Network writers and contributors give our tribute to Barry Hirstius. He was our friend, mentor, colleague, and brother.
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Dec 30, 2020
Barry Hirstius and his voice filled the bylines of many an article for New Orleans Saints fans to read throughout the years. You could not find a more passionate writer and champion for the New Orleans Saints and their fans than Barry Hirstius.
The Saints News Network writers and contributors give our tribute to Barry Hirstius. He was our friend, mentor, colleague, and brother.
Latest COVID stimulus bill to send Louisiana schools up to $1.6 billion combined
Will Sentell
Louisiana public schools and colleges and universities are in line to get a new round of aid from the latest federal stimulus package after landing $484 million earlier this year.
Public schools received $287 million in May and higher education $147 million from the $2.2 trillion federal CARES Act, and divided another $50 million that was left to the discretion of Gov. John Bel Edwards.
The legislation that congressional leaders agreed on Sunday night totals about $900 billion. The compromise still faced final votes in Congress Monday night.
It includes $23 billion for colleges and universities nationwide and $54 billion for public schools.
Provided But others? Well. Vic Santucci, Illinois’ Lake Michigan program manager, emailed, “I say crappie, as in row ‘crop.’ Sorry, old school.” Last week in the obituary for Ed Mullady, I noted how he said ‘‘croppie’’ for crappie, and it made me smile. He even wrote it as croppie. Enter Mark Brown, the erudite, ruggedly handsome (in a scholarly way) Chicago Sun-Times political columnist. “I’m confused by the lead in today’s column,” he emailed. “I thought the correct pronunciation of crappie is croppie.” When I suggested he join the 21st century on the favored panfish, he felt compelled to add, “I think you are wrong.”
USMâs Grayson honored as C-USA âFreshman of the Weekâ University of Southern Mississippi center Melyia Grayson averaged 11.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in her first two games as a Lady Eagle. (Source: University of Southern Mississippi) By Tim Doherty | December 21, 2020 at 4:36 PM CST - Updated December 21 at 4:36 PM
From University of Southern Mississippi Sports Information Department
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) â Following her first two games at the collegiate level, University of Southern Mississippi Melyia Grayson has been awarded Freshman of the Week honors by Conference USA.
After failing to score in the first half of her debut against Nicholls State University Friday, Grayson found her footing, dropping in 10 points in the second half