A House Health and Welfare meeting at the state capitol had trouble starting this morning when chairman Larry Bagley told the audience they had to wear a mask in order to be in the room. There was pushback from some…
Cut 6 (16) “…take off your mask.”
Capitol security had to remove several people from the room and the legislative hearing to discuss the fourth COVID surge and vaccine mandates is underway.
It’s possible Louisiana could surpass three thousand COVID patients in the hospital today. According to L-D-H, 91-percent of the COVID patients are not vaccinated. Tulane Epidemiologist Doctor Susan Hassig says the available vaccines are helping to keep the vaccinated out of the hospital…
cut 11 (10) “…death”
The Census numbers show the populations of parishes in south Louisiana have grown, while parishes in north Louisiana saw a decline. Demographer Greg Rigamer says these major differences in population between north and south Louisiana will give lawmakers a lot to think about when they hold a redistricting session.
Cut 15 (07)“…what’s what.”
A redistricting session is expected to be held early next year.
The long thought belief that your metabolism declines after your teens is not necessarily true according to new research out of LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Director of Ingestive Behavior at Pennington, Dr. Corby Martin says their study indicates our metabolism is pretty stable from age 20 to 60.
Martin says infants and children have an advantage because they have a higher metabolism based on their smaller body size.