The Louisiana Attorney General is warning residents about an increase in “porch pirates” stealing Christmas packages from front doors. AG’s office spokesperson Emmie Fuson has a few tips for avoiding that potential heartbreak…
Aaron Bowman and his attorneys held a press conference at the state Capitol steps demanding justice and transparency after state trooper Jacob Brown was arrested last week for excessive force during Bowman’s traffic stop in May of 2019. Donecia Banks-Miley says they want evidence of Bowman’s beating released and demand that other officers who also participated and witnessed the brutality be held accountable.
Imagine being able to perform a COVID self-test at home and finding out the results within minutes. Researchers at Tulane University have created just that, a test that uses your own smartphone to give you results. Dr. Tony Hu, Chair of Biotechnology Innovation at Tulane says the saliva-based test has a 97-percent accuracy rate and the cost will be minimal.
Pending FDA approval, they hope the test will be available in three to six months.
The state reports 26 hundred COVID-19 cases today and 50 new hospitalizations for a total of 1,597. The state also reports 50 new fatalities from the virus