An FDA advisory committee voted unanimously to recommend emergency use authorization for the Moderna booster shot and the FDA is expected to do so in the next few days…
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell tells NOLA-dot-com she’s considering a vaccine mandate for those traveling to the city for Mardi Gras festivities. Cantrell says they may require passengers who land at Louis Armstrong Airport in the two weeks leading up to Fat Tuesday are either vaccinated or test negative for COVID.

Today is the last day to request a free blue tarp from the Army Corps of Engineers to cover up roof damage from Hurricane Ida. The Blue Roof program is active in 25 parishes and Lt. Colonel Paul Stambaugh says thousands have signed up for it…
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To sumbit your Blue Roof application go to B-L-U Roof-dot-u-s.

AAA research has found that vehicles equipped with lane-keeping assistance departed their lane 69-percent of the time when it was raining and test vehicles with automatic emergency braking collided with a stopped vehicle 33-percent of the time in the rain. AAA spokesperson Don Redman says their research also found automatic braking systems have difficulty seeing pedestrians at lower speeds…
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