A Baton Rouge judge denies the petition of House Republicans to revoke, the Governor’s current coronavirus restrictions. Judge William Morvant ruled the petition unconstitutional saying it requires approval by both chambers of the legislature. An appeal is expected and most likely the State Supreme Court will have to hear the case.
FDA approval for a COVID vaccine could come as early as by the end of the year but most folks won’t be getting a shot for months. Matt Doyle has the story.
The Department of Health reports 2,173 new positive COVID-19 cases today. Case numbers were not released yesterday due to the holiday
54-year old Shane McKinney a Baton Rouge pediatrician faces a simple battery charge after he allegedly hit and verbally assaulted a Southern University female student near the LSU Lakes Monday. Baton Rouge police spokesman Sergeant L’Jean Mckneely says so far, they have not determined a motive that led to the incident.
McKinney issued a statement from his attorney claiming he’s innocent and allegations that he threw a punch and made racially offensive comments are not true.
Hurricane Zeta knocked out power to more than 480,000 Entergy Customers, and two weeks later power has been restored. Entergy Spokesperson David Freese says their quick response was key in getting power restored quickly.
Zeta marks the third major hurricane restoration effort in Louisiana this season following Laura and Delta.