Attorney General Jeff Landry is partnering with Alabama’s AG to catalog alleged incidents of censorship by social media companies. Matt Doyle has the story.
The state reports 93 COVID fatalities today and more than 6-thousand new cases 2,859 are in Louisiana hospitals with COVID an increase of 139 from Monday. 91-percent of those in the hospital are reportedly unvaccinated. The department of health also says 90-percent of cases from July 22 to July 28 were among those unvaccinated.
The U.S. Senate approved the 1.2 trillion-dollar infrastructure package today. Senator Bill Cassidy, who helped negotiate and craft the bipartisan bill says it’s a big win for the country and Bayou State.
Cassidy says the legislation is called the Infrastructure Investments Jobs Act and in addition to jobs, while the state’s senior senator touts the legislation, fellow republican John Kennedy opposed the legislation.
As children begin to return to the classroom, State Police are reminding motorists to be mindful of school zones. LSP spokesperson, Trooper Johnathan Odom says all traffic must stop no less than 30 feet from a school bus when its stop signals are in use.
He also says to allow for extra drive time through school zones.