Governor John Bel Edwards announced the first batch of winners of the “Shot at a Million” lottery. 17-year old Skyla Degrasse of Hammond is the winner of the $100,000 scholarship. Edwards says Degrass plans to attend Southeastern University…
In Louisiana, only 41-percent of nursing home staff are fully vaccinated compared to 79-percent of residents. And AARP State Director Denise Botcher says thirty-five percent of nursing homes in Louisiana also report a staffing shortage, which she says can only be exacerbated if unvaccinated workers become ill.
There was also a dramatic 59 person increase in COVID-related hospitalizations today putting us at 563 across the state.
Former Governor Edwin Edwards’ funeral will be private on Sunday due to the Delta variant of COVID cases. It will be streamed live by Louisiana Public Broadcasting though. Edwards’ biographer Leo Honeycutt says the Cajun Prince would have preferred an open service…
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Louisiana lawmakers will hold a veto session for the first time since the current state Constitution was enacted in 1974. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says capitol observers have expected an override session ever since the governor vetoed a bill that would prohibit transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports…
It will begin Tuesday and cannot exceed five calendar days.