As recovery efforts continue in Lafourche Parish after Hurricane Ida, Sheriff’s spokesman Brennan Matherne says things are getting better for some, while others are still struggling with little things that are piling up. That includes educational needs.
Sixteen hospitals in the state that deliver babies have met new standards designed to improve the state’s poor maternal death rate. Medical Director of the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative Dr. Veronica Gillespie-Bell says they are working to reduce maternal death rates in which hypertension and hemorrhage are the leading causes. Gillespie-Bell says they began with 31 hospitals and have grown to 42, and they’ve seen a 35-percent reduction in adverse outcomes
LSU announces star cornerback Derek Stingley Junior had surgery on his foot and there’s no timetable on his return. Jeff Palermo has the story…
Welcome to the first day of Sports Betting in Louisiana. It’s being launched today at Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville beginning at 3 p.m. It’ll be the location of the operation of a traditional sportsbook in the Draftroom of the casino, said to be Paragon’s newest amenity, that includes theater seating, a custom video wall and betting counters.