By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer PINEVILLE, La. (LBM) – Louisiana College experienced a move-in day unlike any other in its history Wednesday, Aug. 12. The usual flow of incoming students was instead only staggered groups that moved into dorm rooms, and all were encouraged to wear masks and observe proper social distancing because of novel coronavirus pandemic concerns. Schools officials reported less than 250 incoming freshmen participated in move-in day, and were assisted by upperclassmen, faculty members and church groups. Another 50 will commute from home this semester. Wednesday’s move-in day kicked off Welcome Week, a time of orientation and numerous activities that will include “The Awakening” revival featuring evangelist Curtis Zachary Aug. 14-17, 6:30 p.m., inside Guinn Auditorium. Upperclassmen will return to campus this weekend, and classes will resume Aug. 17. While final enrollment numbers will not be available until later in the semester, LC President Rick Brewer is optimistic the school will enroll at least 300 new freshmen for the fourth consecutive year. He asked Louisiana Baptists to pray for students as they begin classes and noted that 70 students professed their faith in … [Read more...]
LFF releases 2020 legislative scorecard, announces award winners
By Louisiana Family Forum BATON ROUGE, La. (LFF) — The Louisiana Family Forum has released its 2020 Legislative Scorecard, a tool to assess the record of lawmakers on key votes during the 2020 Regular and Special sessions of the Louisiana Legislature. Six senators and twenty-one representatives earned the Outstanding Family Advocate Award by scoring 100 percent on LFF’s scorecard. These legislators will receive the Patrick Henry Award at the LFF's 2020 Legislative Awards Gala planned for Sept. 24 at Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge. Fifty-eight legislators will also be honored with the Family Advocate Award for scoring 80 to 99 percent. Life and Liberty Awards also will be presented to legislators who successfully author and pass key legislation that promotes life, liberty and limited government. The 2020 recipients are: Sen. Beth Mizell: SB10 (Special Session) - Rural access to the internet; SB75 - Ballot security when voting by mail; and SB433 - Mandatory reporting of pregnancies for children under 13. Rep. Blake Miguez: HB140 and HB781 - Second amendment protections Rep. Beau Beaullieu: HB469 - Caps state spending growth to 5 percent per year pending passage of Constitutional Amendment #4 Sen. Mark … [Read more...]
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