Attorney General Jeff Landry argues Governor Edwards does not have the authority to mandate masks in K-12 public schools this fall. Landry says this policy is solely the jurisdiction of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and local school boards. He says those organizations are made up of democratically elected officials…
Edwards called Landry dead wrong and accused him of sowing confusion and undermining public confidence in this proven mitigation technique, he also says the Attorney General’s legal rationale is flawed and undermined by other situations where emergency declarations impacted school policy.
Cut 10 (10) “…(x2) coastal parishes.”
Forecasters are keeping an eye on the system in the Atlantic that’s expected to become Tropical Storm Fred later today. State Climatologist Barry Keim says if the disturbance isn’t broken up by a mountain range in Hispaniola and makes its way into the Gulf possibly Saturday it’s anybody’s guess as to Fred’s potential and path.
Physicians are starting to see a link between erectile dysfunction and COVID. LSU Health New Orleans Urologist Dr. Matthew Mutter says when a man is fighting COVID it causes a systemic inflammatory response throughout the body and could impact blood flow. Utter also says ED can also be a result of a psychological issue and the ongoing pandemic has added many stressors in life.