There’s still little to no water pressure in Shreveport two days after the city lost water due to the winter storm. Willis-Knighton Chief Administrative Officer Brian Crawford says not only are hospitals without water, but the roads are undrivable and they’re having to get creative just to get staff safely to work.
Staff are being housed at nearby hotels and staged on cots once they rotate out of their shifts.
Governor Edwards asks all residents to temporarily conserve power during peak consumption periods to help prevent further rolling blackouts. Rolling blackouts have plagued the state since the winter event began, and Edwards says local power providers needed to do a better job giving customers forewarning.
The life expectancy rate in the U-S has dropped by one year. According to the CDC the average life span in the US is now 77.8 years compared to 78.8 in 2019. LSU Health New Orleans Chief of Community and Population Medicine Dr. Benjamin Springgate says the COVID pandemic is the main reason for the decrease.
The average life span for Blacks dropped 2.7 years to 72 and for Hispanics a decrease of 1.9 years to 79.9.
Starting Monday K-through-12 teachers and staff will be prioritized for the COVID vaccine. Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says each school system will handle how employees will be vaccinated…
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