The state department of health is following guidance from the CDC and FDA and halting the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine. Both the CDC and FDA are investigating a possible connection between blood clots and the one-dose vaccine. Tulane School of Medicine Professor Doctor Lisa Morici says six women were diagnosed with blood clots six to thirteen days after their injection.
A Brown Pelican that was rehabbed after being found covered in oil in 2010 on Queen Bess Island and released into the wild in Georgia has found it’s way back home. LDWF Biologist Casey Wright says this is not the first pelican rehabbed from the oil spill that found its way home.
The Legislative session kicked off yesterday and lawmakers have the next two months to consider about 900 bills and resolutions, including one controversial culture war topic that could result in New Orleans losing the Final Four in 2022. Houma Representative Beryl Amadee’s bill bars transgender athletes from participating in girl’s or women’s sports at public schools. Political Analyst Clancy DuBos says it has a good chance of passing.
Governor Edwards wrapped up the first day with a speech on the field at Mumford Stadium on Southern’s campus. Edwards challenged lawmakers not to allow the state to return to the pre-pandemic normal, but to something better…