Governor John Bel Edwards seems undaunted by a legislative committee rejecting his proposal to mandate COVID shots for school kids…:
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Manufacturing jobs are flush in the state and the Louisiana Economic Development is holding a virtual career fair today for interested applicants. Jamie Nakamoto is overseeing the event..:
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Visit opportunitylouisiana.com/faststart for details.

A recent study out of LSU Health New Orleans reports a nearly 70-percent drop in post-surgery opioid prescriptions after state laws to reduce abuse of the drug were enacted in 2017. The research was led by Dr. Peter Krause…:
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He also credits opioid awareness in the public as a factor.

Authorities in Alabama say former Saints defensive lineman Glenn Foster Jr. died while in custody of police, according to the New Orleans Advocate. It was confirmed to news outlets by the Coroner in Pickens County that Foster died Monday, but no other information could be disclosed. The report indicates Foster was involved in a high-speed chase with cops that ended in a crash, then a jail fight with another inmate that drew in jail guards, and an attempt to render medical aid. More on this as it develops.