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St. Thomas More 66, Westgate 61

Sacred Heart-VP 64, Westminster 49

Ascension Episcopal 59, Delcambre 55

Comeaux 55, Sulphur 33

Southside 78, Lafayette High 68

Northwest 61, Church Point 37

LaGrange 58, North Vermilion 47

Iota 45, Church Point 35

Crowley 50, David Thibodaux 39

Erath 75, Kaplan 58

Ascension Episcopal 59, Delcambre 55

Lafayette Christian 60, Lake Arthur 31

Welsh 84, Port Barre 41

St. Edmund 72, Catholic-PC 39

North Central 83, Sacred Heart-VP 51

Opelousas Catholic 98, Westminster 47

Central Catholic 67, Centerville 63

Highland Baptist 58, Covenant Christian 16

Vermilion Cathoilc 69, Hanson 33

Episcopal Acadiana 43, Bell City 37

JS Clark 66, Bell City 52

ST. THOMAS MORE (66) Christian Landry 17, Jaden Shelvin 13, Carter Domingue 20, Noah Hebert 5, Dominick Jenkins 2, Tobin Thevenot 5, Jaxon Moncla 4. Totals: 13 (8) 16-20.

WESTGATE (61) D. Williams 6, D. Latulas 4, K. Dugas 6, J. Allen 11, D. Lewis 19, K. Joseph 9, J. Jacob 6. Totals: 20 (6) 3-6.

St. Thomas More 23 9 12 21 - 66

Westgate 17 17 15 12 - 61

3-pointers - STM: Landry 5, Shelvin 1, Hebert 1, Thevenot 1; WGATE: Dugas 1, Allen 1, Lewis 1, Joseph 3. Total Fouls: STM 13, WGATE 17.

WESTMINSTER (49) B. Redding 2, X. Redding 10, C. Reisman 5, H. Ray 4, S. Sparm 7, B. Schwartz 21, Totals: 15 (1) 16-24.

SACRED HEART-VP (64) Ethan Karonika 9, Sam Fontenot 12, Austin Darbonne 17, Tanner Bergeron 3, Bryce Deville 10, Chase Tate 11, Breck Beaver 2. Totals: 15 (9) 7-13.

Westminster 15 10 9 15 - 49

Sacred Heart-VP 14 14 15 21 - 64

3-pointers - WCA: Schwartz 1; SH: Karonika 1, Fontenot 4, Deville 2, Tate 2. Total Fouls: WCA 15, SH 16.

ASCENSION EPISCOPAL (59) Austin Mills 12, Jude Ardoin 10, Nelson Elmore 13, Cade Dardar 10, Matt Remondet 14. Totals: 15 (5) 14-18.

DELCAMBRE (55) Cooper Broussard 5, Jaxon Wiggins 8, Thomas Jones 17, Kaleb Comeaux 15, Caylond Torres 6, Cheyenne Randle 4. Totals: 19 (4) 5-10.

Ascension Episcopal 5 16 16 22 - 59

Delcambre 12 6 16 21 - 55

3-pointers - AES: Elmore 3, Dardar 2; DEL: Wiggins 2, Broussard 1, Torres 1. Total Fouls: AES 13, DEL 17.

NORTH VERMILION (49) R. Tardiff 3, I. Tardiff 7, C. Stelly 10, Z. Leblanc 4, D. Mouton 4, R. Broussard 16, M. Matthews 1, R. Rudd 4. Totals: 15 (2) 13-24.

RAYNE (64) Rico Price 8, Dashaunte Cormier 14, Tayshaun Colamb 9, Mark Senegal 2, Jyrius Cole 16, Paul Guillory 6, Desmond Mouton 5, Roderick Freeman 3. Totals: 15 (9) 7-9.

North Vermilion 19 9 9 12 - 49

Rayne 13 15 17 19 - 64

3-pointers - VC: Tardiff 1, Tardif 1; RAY: Cormier 2, Colamb 2, Cole 3, Guillory 2. Total Fouls: VC 13, RAY 19.

Mondays Games

Church Point at Northwest, Ville Platte at Iota, Pine Prairie at Mamou, West St. Mary at Catholic-NI, Delcambre at Loreauville, Northside Christian at St. Edmund.

Tuesdays Games

3-5A - Southside at Acadiana, Lafayette High at Comeaux, Barbe at Sulphur, Sam Houston at New Iberia.

4-4A - Washington-Marion at Eunice, LaGrange at Breaux Bridge, Rayne at North Vermilion.

5-4A - Northside at Carencro, Teurlings at St. Thomas More, Franklin at Westgate.

6-4A - Cecilia at Beau Chene, LaGrange at Breaux Bridge, Livonia at Opelousas.

6-3A - Crowley at Abbeville, David Thibodaux at Erath, St. Martinville at Kaplan.

6-2A - Port Barre at Lafayette Christian, Notre Dame at Lake Arthur.

7-2A - Ascension Episcopal at Houma Christian, Franklin at Westgate.

5-1A - St. Edmund at Opelousas Catholic, School for Deaf at Westminster.

8-1A - Centerville at Covenant Christian, Highland Baptist at Vermilion Catholic.

7-B - JS Clark at Bell City, Episcopal of Acadiana at Hathaway, Lacassine at Midland.

6-C - Starks at Hackberry, Northside Christian at South Cameron.

Wednesdays Games

Breaux Bridge at Northwest.

St. Thomas More 63, Westgate 36

Acadiana 41, Sam Houston 27

Barbe 53, New Iberia 46

Lafayette High 55, Southside 32

Carencro 45, Northside 42

Lafayette Christian 62, Lake Arthur 57

Ascension Episcopal 38, Delcambre 27

Beau Chene 49, Livonia 21

OIota 44, Church Point 24

Plainview 61, Welsh 50

Catholic-NI 40, Jeanerette 16

Highland Baptist 65, Covenant Christian 26

Hanson 51, Vermilion Catholic 29

St. Edmund 53, Catholic-PC 42

Opelousas Catholic 38, Westminster 15

ST. THOMAS MORE (63) Angelle Doucet 12, Claire Hader 12, Sophie Perkins 5, Madison Prejean 8, Olivia Guidry 8, Emily Leblanc 5, AC Froelich 14, Annelise Davis 2. Totals: 17 (10) 2-3.

WESTGATE (36) Keyonna Armelin 22, Tavianne Alexander 7, Tanija Daye 2, Jazlyn Jenkins 3, Kelian Batiste 2. Totals: 11 (3) 5-14.

ST. Thomas More 15 14 22 12 - 63

Westgate 7 8 10 11 - 36

3-pointers - STM: Doucet 2, Hader 4, Perkins 1, Prejean 2, Leblanc 1; WGATE: Armelin 2, Jenkins 1. Total Fouls: STM 12, WGATE 7.

ASCENSION EPISCOPAL (38) AK Charbonnet 10, Annie Mouton 4, Camille Blanchard 6, Payton Musso 9, Megean Huff 2, Linden Musso 7. Totals: 15 (1) 5-8.

DELCAMBRE (27) T. Harris 5, R. Broussard 7, A. Decuire 8, M. Carter 7. Totals: 9 (1) 6-10.

Ascension Episcopal 7 16 9 6 - 38

Decambre 4 10 3 10 - 27

3-pointers - AES: Charbonnet 1; DEL: Broussard 1. Total Fouls: AES 14, DEL 10.

JEANERETTE (16) K. Landry 2, D. Walter 11, D. McCreary 1, E. Lewis 2. Totals: 3 (3) 1-4.

CATHOLIC-NI (40) Khameron Grayson 13, ZyRien Green 14, Regan Hamilton 2, Trinity Olivier 2, Alyssa Evans 3, McKenzie Narcisse 4, Rylee Borel 2. Totals: 16 (1) 5-13.

Jeanerette 4 8 3 1 - 16

Catholic-NI 13 6 10 11 - 40

3-pointer - JEAN: Walters 3; CATH: Grayson 1. Total Fouls: JEAN 16, CATH 10.

Mondays Games

Church Point at Northwest, Ville Platte at Iota, Pine Prairie at Mamou, Dunham at Ascension Episcopal, West St. Mary at Catholic-NI, Delcambre at Loreauville, Franklin at Jeanerette.

Tuesdays Games

3-5A - Southside at Acadiana, Barbe at Sulphur, Lafayette High at Comeaux, Sam Houston at New Iberia.

4-4A - Washington-Marion at Eunice, Rayne at North Vermilion.

5-4A - Northside at Carencro, Teurlings at St. Thomas More.

6-4A - Cecilia at Beau Chene, Breaux Bridge at Welsh, Livonia at Opelousas.

6-3A - Crowley at Abbeville, David Thibodaux at Erath, St. Martinville at Kaplan.

6-2A - Port Barre at Lafayette Christian, Notre Dame at Lake Arthur, Breaux Bridge at Welsh.

5-1A - St. Edmund at Opelousas Catholic.

8-1A - Centerville at Covenant Christian, Hanson at Central Catholic, Highland Baptist at Vermilion Catholic.

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A certificate of achievement in financial reporting has been awarded to the Ascension Parish Assessors Office by the Government Finance Officers of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive annual financial report, according to a news release.

It was the seventh certificate received by the Assessor's Office.

The Certificate of Achievement in Financial Reporting is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management, the release said.

I think transparency and trust are vital to a successful government office," Assessor M.J. "Mert" Smiley said. "As a public official, my office will always have an open-door policy and be forthcoming with information about this office.

Smiley has submitted a comprehensive financial report to the GOFA throughout his tenure as assessor, exemplifying stewardship and transparency, the release said.

The CAFR is judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program which include demonstrating a spirit of full disclosure and accountability.

The GOFA is a nonprofit professional association serving approximately 17,450 government finance professions with offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C.

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Former WWENXTTag Team Champion Big Kon (fka Konnor of The Ascension) returned to The Wrestling Inc. Daily podcast ahead of his Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling tag team title match against The Headbangers on February 19th. Big Kon noted to Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman his own personal history with The Headbangers as well as his idea at one point to form a faction with them.

Its really cool too because Ive known Chaz (Mosh) since 2003, Big Kon said. So we have some history, and of course, back in 2017 they came in. We actually tried to pitch a faction with them because we were unsure if they were going to be with us at time or not. I love both of those guys. Theyre really tight with my family.

For me, it was a no-brainer, and so I was kind of like, Man, we should try to talk to the writers and pitch angle where it could be some mosh pit or something like that. Sometimes if it makes sense, it just doesnt make sense to them. So its going to be exciting. When I heard that this match at ARW was going to happen, I was stoked man. I was like, This is going to be awesome.'

The Headbangers made their WWE return in 2016 making a few sporadic appearances. Big Kon recalled coming up with the idea for The Ascension and The Headbangers faction.

I started back in 2000. So for me, I was a sponge around him, and I would try to learn as much as I could, Big Kon recalled. And we were on shows regularly down in south Florida. You just build an organic relationship. So eventually what ended up happening, of course, I got hired in 2005, and I hadnt seen him since.

And then all of a sudden in 2017, he comes rolling in with with Glen (Thrasher), and Im like, Oh my God, it writes itself. Its so good. How could you not want to do something with this? So we had pitched an idea to where we built a faction with them, and I told them that later on, of course, at ARW actually.

I just thought it writes itself. Its cool, and like I said earlier, Im tight with them. And I love those two. So for me, it was like why wouldnt I want to work with them? But nothing came of it and its kind of one of those things where if it makes sense, maybe its just doesnt make sense.

Hausman asked Big Kon what the reaction backstage was. He said that no one knew about it as he recalled that was the time when The Spirit Squad returned to WWE as well.

So nobody knew. If you recall, The Spirit Squad was there too, and so no one knew what was going on, but it was refreshing, Big Kon noted. The audience liked it. The fans of the older generation liked it. I loved it because I have a history with all those guys. So for me, it was great to have them in the locker room period.

The upcoming match between The Awakening (fka The Ascension) and The Headbangers, Hausman noted, is a generational battle of sorts. Big Kon discussed learning from The Headbangers whenever he can.

I think it was just territories back in their time, and so anytime you can get knowledge and people that have done some pretty cool things and been around some pretty big names, youre kind of an idiot if you dont absorb anything off of that, Big Kon pointed out. You should always be a sponge around guys like that. So for me, I was ecstatic just to have them around for my own personal selfish reasons,

Big Kon also discussed the future for The Awakening. He noted that the pandemic makes things difficult, and he also stated his commitments to not only with the wrestling school hes working with but also his family.

Weve been in contact with a couple of companies, Big Kon stated. Obviously, with the whole COVID thing, everythings real iffy right now just because of the testing and things like that and you want to make sure that when you bring talent in they dont know us personally.

So its like, We want to bring them in but things are kind of weird right now. So were just going to wait till things slow down a little bit, but there are two specific companies, and Vik and I have also talked about heading out to Japan as well.

Wed love to get out there, but right now, for me, its just been about the wrestling school that me, and Jay Lethal and David Mercury are doing. Weve got over 40 plus students that are just hungry. Theyre ready to learn. So thats just been my big thing right now is the school and my family. Its Tampa Bay Pro Wrestling. All we ask is bring in a good attitude and a want to learn.

The Awakening (fka The Ascension) battle The Headbangers for their Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling Tag Team Championships on Friday February 19th. You can find more info by following ARW on Twitter @WrestlingAtomic.

Konnors full interview aired as part of a recent episode of our podcast, The Wrestling Inc. Daily. Subscribe to get the latest episodes as soon as its released Monday Friday afternoon by clicking here.

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Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf is now utilizing a new outpatient treatment for COVID-19 using a monoclonal antibody called Bamlanivimab, or Bam.

Bamlanivimab is an investigational medicine used to treat non-hospitalized adults and adolescents with mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19, and who are at high risk for developing severe symptoms.

The neutralizing antibody has to be given by intravenous infusion one time into patients in a narrow window of time -- within 10 days of when they start showing symptoms, but before theyre sick enough to be hospitalized. In addition, the drug should be given within three days of a positive test for COVID-19.

The Ascension Sacred Heart hospital in Port St. Joe has provided the treatment to about 30 patients. The infusion process takes about two hours.

"We have been prescribing Bam therapy for high-risk COVID positive patients for several weeks," said Dr. Rachel Bixler, a family medicine physician in Port St. Joe. "There are many active studies to see just how effective it is, but we feel very blessed to be able to offer it to our community.

The window of opportunity to use this treatment is very small. We have to be able to test the high-risk patient, determine their need for the treatment and administer the therapy before the window has closed, she said. This requires quick and efficient communication from all our team members both in the clinic and hospital.

The antibody treatment manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company has been approved for emergency use. So far, the research shows that for certain people, a monoclonal antibody may help limit the amount of virus in people with COVID-19 if they take the drug before they become seriously ill. This may help their symptoms improve sooner and they may be less likely to need to go to the hospital.

According to Dr. Peter Jennings, chief medical officer at Ascension Sacred Heart, antibody therapy also is being used at Ascension Sacred Heart's hospitals in Pensacola and Panama City, and soon at the system's hospital in Miramar Beach.

"Timing is really important for this therapy," said Jennings. "It is not approved for use in patients who are already so sick they need hospital care. Rather, this is a treatment option for some high-risk patients that may keep them out of the hospital.

To qualify for the monoclonal antibody, a patient must have mild to moderate symptoms and have at least one of the following risk factors:

In a Jan. 26 announcement, Eli Lilly said that a two-drug antibody cocktail that included Bam has been shown to reduce hospitalizations and deaths for high-risk patients with COVID-19, by as much as 70 percent. The finding was based on a new study of a combination of Bam and etesevimab.

These data further support our belief that bamlanivimab and etesevimab together have the potential to be an important treatment that significantly reduces hospitalizations and death in high-risk COVID-19 patients. Eli Lilly said in a statement.

For more information about Bam antibody therapy, contact your healthcare provider.

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A dog park is coming to Prairieville in May thanks to members of the Leadership Ascension class.

The Prairie Dogs, an Ascension Chamber Leadership Ascension team, are ready to work like dogs to bring the Prairieville area its first dog park at Prairieville Park, 38430 Highway 929, Prairieville. The development will be the first of its kind in the area and is slated for completion by May 2021.

The Prairie Dogs have partnered with Ascension Parish to build the dog park. The team presented the idea of the dog park at the Nov. 10 Ascension Parish Parks and Recreation Council meeting, and received a unanimous vote for approval of the project on parish property. A cooperative agreement has been signed by both parties and the project has surpassed the approval stages and work has begun, according to a news release.

The park plans to feature amenities for both small and large dogs with a double-gated entrance, concrete walking paths, benches, water fountains and more within the 2-acre lot.

Lets stop dogs from being couch potatoes, said Councilman Aaron J. Lawler, representing District 7.

While work is moving ahead, donations and sponsorship opportunities are still available for the public and local businesses wishing to provide additional financial support. Information can be found on The Prairie Dogs Facebook page (@ThePrairieDogs.2021DogPark) or email the team at prairiedogs2021@gmail.com.

The Prairie Dogs team members are Tia Starr, Our Lady of the Lake-Ascension; Monika Arnold, Eatel; Darby Lambert, Ascension public schools; Evan Mativi, OneSource EHS; Jacob Shoemake, Westlake Chemical; and Shontel Stewart, BASF.

The Prairie Dog Park is an approved project of the Leadership Ascension Class of 2021. The Leadership Ascension Foundation is a registered nonprofit corporation in Louisiana and all donations are tax deductible. Leadership Ascension is sponsored by The Ascension Chamber of Commerce to assist in preparing emerging community leaders for leadership positions in local government, business and community affairs. The results-oriented program is directed by a steering committee of community leaders with the assistance of chamber staff.

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And if those statistics arent convincing enough, just listen to the comments of 76ers coach Doc Rivers following Fridays game:

Hes just tough, Rivers said. Hes terrific. He makes hard shots, too. Obviously, you give him a three, hes a dead-eye, knockdown 3-point shooter. I dont think he was that when he first came in the league, and now he is. But his biggest improvement and where they really developed, off the dribble hes really tough. Great in-between game, great all the way to the basket, great threes. When you have all of those things youre one of the better offensive players in this league, and he is.

If someone had referred to Brown as a knockdown 3-point shooter as recently as, well, last month, it would have raised some eyebrows. Now, that idea feels more valid by the day. But the fact that Browns 41.6 percent shooting from long range isnt even what has impressed Rivers most speaks volumes about how far Browns offensive game has developed. The key for Brown will be maintaining the rhythm once he is playing alongside both Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker again.

Celtics fans who are eager to see the team hurry up and use its $28.5 million trade exception to acquire a high-level scorer to fix the bench issues should probably sit back down because its unlikely to happen any time soon. The trade deadline is two months away and other teams are still trying to win, too, and will be in no rush to ship out an elite scorer for a draft-heavy package so soon.

The timing of the James Harden trade was an outlier, because that situation had become messy and unfixable. Also, this will be the first trade deadline in which the expanded playoff field is in place. Remember, the ninth- and 10th-place teams will be eligible for a play-in tournament. It will be interesting to see if that leads to fewer sellers at the deadline, with playoff spots still in reach for all but the true bottom-feeders.

But help is on the way. Tatum, who missed the last four games after testing positive for COVID-19, will miss Sundays game against the Cavaliers but is expected to return soon. Also, second-year wing Romeo Langford, who has yet to play this year as he works his way back from offseason wrist surgery, was seen completing shooting drills prior to both games in Philadelphia. Coach Brad Stevens said no return date has been set, but Langford looked comfortable handling and shooting the ball, and Bostons front office remains quite high on his potential.

Speaking of the Cavaliers, in recent seasons they would have been the perfect elixir for a three-game losing streak such as Bostons. But this Cleveland team is thriving. It just grabbed back-to-back wins over the Nets and is just a half-game behind the Celtics.

Third-year point guard Collin Sexton, who was drafted by Cleveland with the first-round pick it acquired from Boston in the 2017 Kyrie Irving trade, is averaging 26.8 points per game. The Cavaliers were a bit of a silent facilitator in the deal that sent Harden from Houston to Brooklyn, acquiring rising star Jarrett Allen and reliable veteran Taurean Prince without giving up any of their core pieces. Cleveland could challenge for a playoff spot this year.

The season is still young enough that one big game or two can shift statistics rather dramatically, but the Celtics recent skid can be attributed to their defensive lapses. Boston has had a top-six defensive rating in each of the last three seasons, and it currently sits 20th, allowing 110.8 points per 100 possessions. The four-game absence of Tatum, one of its top defenders, did not help. And some of the new additions are still figuring out the system after an abbreviated training camp. But there have been stretches in which it was clear the effort level was below the standard of a Stevens-coached team.

The Celtics took a knee during the national anthem for four games following the storming of the Capitol by Donald Trumps supporters on Jan. 6. Their statement was centered on what they viewed as a disparate police response, as those protestors appeared to be met with minimal resistance while military force was used to combat protests during the Black Lives Matter movement.

During the two games in Philadelphia, though, the Celtics took a different approach to the anthem. Instead of kneeling, the players gathered in a team huddle/group hug while the anthem was performed. Brown, who has been outspoken about social justice issues during his Celtics tenure, was asked about this latest statement following Fridays game, but he declined to address it, saying simply: Next question.

Ever since the Celtics and Heat kneeled for the anthem on Jan. 6, all of Bostons opponents have stood. Bostons huddle is certainly a unique approach that appears to be a sign of unity and protest.

Adam Himmelsbach can be reached at adam.himmelsbach@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @adamhimmelsbach.

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Nearly one-quarter of the deputies in the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office have contracted the coronavirus since the outbreak first appeared in the state last year, new data from the sheriff shows.

Just on Thursday, more than 20 employees in the 353-person department were out with the COVID-19 illness the viruscauses, the sheriff added.

Sheriff Bobby Webre said that, while deputies were infected during the earliest wave of the virus last spring and one died in the second wave over the summer, a wave that started in the fall has been the worst.

"The third surge hit me the hardest," he said.

Despite the high numbers, the sheriff said he believes infections in his department have started to ease some in recent days and is hopeful that the department may receive doses of the vaccine starting on Monday.

Had the worst trends in cases continued a little higher, Webre said department officials were discussing enhanced restrictions that would have sent some employees home again to work, as they did last spring.

Law enforcement officers are among several categories of essential workers who, health experts say, bear elevated risks during the viral pandemic because of their regular interactions with the public, often in unpredictable situations.

An Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office deputy died Saturday morning after a weeks-long battle with the coronavirus.

Though statewide or parish-level figures for law enforcement viral cases weren't available from the state health department, the nonprofit Officer Down Memorial Page tracks law enforcement deaths in the line of duty. The national death figures are suggestive of the virus's impact on officers.

Based on Officer Down's tallies for 2020, deaths from the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 hit 208, by far the greatest cause of death for officers in that year. The next highest category in 2020 was non-accidental gunfire, at 45.

COVID-19 deaths alone for law enforcement officers in 2020 exceeded the total of all officer deaths in the line of duty for each of the previous five years, according to Officer Down's annual counts. The average annual death toll between 2015 and 2019 was 173 per year.

Webre's department has lost one officer to COVID-19. Deputy Kyle Melancon, who worked as a correctional officer and in transportation during his seven-year sheriff's career, died Aug. 1 from the viral illness.

Webre said his department has applied masking and social distancing requirements and, during the spring, had some of his deputies work from home. But others, like those in patrol, corrections and dispatch, had to remain at their regular offices or in the field. He said those departments had been hit hard as a result.

In all, 82 of his deputies have contracted the virus since March, for a 23% share of the department, he said.

Webre said it remains difficult to know how deputies are getting the virus, whether from one another at work, in the community, at home or some combination.

Ascension has continued to have double-digit positivity rates and elevated new daily cases per 100,000 people, above the figures for the Baton Rouge area as a whole, an Advocate analysis shows. But the figure has been trending downward since the end of last week.

The seven-day average on Wednesday in Ascension was 29.5 new daily cases per 100,000 people. The regional average was 23 per 100,000.

Webre, a former longtime jail warden in Ascension, said infections in the parish prison have been limited, though figures weren't immediately available.

Webre said that if he can receive 150 vaccine doses, that number would handle giving first rounds to just about all the deputies who haven't already been infected and want a shot.

Some deputies have refused to receive the vaccine, Webre said, and he isn't requiring that they take it.

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Ascension Parish public schools is accepting applications for its Teach Ascension Academy, the district's alternative certification program.

Applications are due by Feb. 1.

"The Teach Ascension Academy provides us with the opportunity to engage our community in supporting our schools. By engaging people from outside education, we provide our kids with many different perspectives that enhance their learning experience," said Dawn Love, supervisor of TAP and teacher development, which oversees the academy.

"Our programs greatest strength is that we provide our community members with the opportunity to shape the future of our community through the ultimate act of service: educating children. Our TAA teachers bring a desire to teach to the classroom, but what they often find is that teaching is the most rewarding experience because of how our students impact them for the better," Love said.

In 2015, Ascension launched the TAA program to recruit, train and hire teachers from alternative professions or academic programs. The one-year program includes four weeks of intensive professional development over the summer, placement as a teacher during the school year with weekly professional development and master, mentor and supervising teacher support.

Tuition for the program is $4,000, but there are no out-of-pocket expenses for candidates as long as they teach in an Ascension Parish public school for two years.

Teach Ascension Academy offers certification in 29 content areas such as Early Childhood; Elementary Education; Middle Grades English, Mathematics, and Science; various High School subjects, as well as Special Education.

MINIMUM PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

TEACHER TRAINING:

Candidates that successfully complete the interview process will complete four weeks of intensive professional development.

Sessions during this training will include:

Candidates will also be given field experience during the summer. Teachers will observe, co-teach, plan, and teach lessons during a summer school program in Ascension Parish. After the initial training and internship are completed, candidates will be evaluated to determine readiness for classroom placement in one of the districts schools.

For more information about TAA, visit http://www.apsb.org/TeachAscension. To submit an application, visit http://www.apsb.org/ApplyNow.

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ASCENSION PARISH - Highway 42 and Highway 73 will be temporarily closed in northern Ascension Parish for several hours Tuesday.

The parish government said workers will begin repairing parts of the road around 8 a.m. on Jan. 26. The construction is expected to finish by 3 p.m. that same day.

Southbound traffic on LA-73 will be redirected to detour on Ascension Parish Road to Airline Highway. Traffic traveling northbound will be rerouted to Charleston Road and from there, to Ronald Road. On LA-42, the right turn lane from Airline Highway will be closed, then switch traffic over to the right lane later on to patch the straight through lane. A message board will be at the corner of 73 and 42 on Saturday morning to notify drivers of the road closure.

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LA 42 & LA 73 closed in parts of Ascension Parish Tuesday - WBRZ