The Biden Administration’s plan to require Covid-19 vaccines for companies with more than 100 employees is drawing strong opposition from LABI. More from Dave Brannen.
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State Police Colonel Lamar Davis discusses changes made with the agency as his department comes under fire for allegedly not investigating properly cases of excessive force arrests involving troopers. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the United States that killed nearly three thousand Americans. Chris Guilbeau, Assistant Deputy Director of Emergency Management at Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, says policies and procedures implemented since 9-11 have made a difference.
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Homeland Security overhauled numerous procedures at airports to enhance security and each state also has a fusion center to help investigate potential threats against Americans.
But now Guilbeau says the biggest threat we are facing from terrorists is cyberattacks which can cripple major companies and infrastructure.
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Guilbeau says a major help in reducing security threats is the ability for federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to share intelligence, but the best tool we have in thwarting domestic and international terrorists is the public speaking up when they see something out of sorts.
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The Biden Administration is getting more blowback on its plan to mandate vaccines for companies with more than 100 employees. LABI President and CEO Stephen Waguespack opposes the action that would impact about two-thirds of the American workforce and a quarter of LABI members.
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Waguespack says he’s been vaccinated and LABI encourages everyone to consult their doctor about whether to do the same.
Waguespack says requiring American companies to mandate Covid vaccinations is clearly not the role of the federal government.
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He says the Biden plan has the potential to offshore American companies who fear losing their employees over the vaccine mandate while noting that there is currently a record high number of job openings for the fifth month in a row.
Waguespack says the Biden plan to mandate Covid 19 vaccines for companies with more than 100 employees will put them in a tough position.
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He’s imploring the President to reconsider his plan and return a more productive and constitutional effort to improve the vaccination rate through education and access.
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has located more than 100 oiled birds due to a spill from the Alliance Refinery in Belle Chasse. LDWF Restoration Program Manager Jon Wiebe says the spill is associated with Hurricane Ida’s path. He says there’s a fair bit of oil near the levee that surrounds the refinery.
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The oiled birds are being transferred to a restoration center in New Iberia. Wiebe says their stay there depends on the condition of the bird.
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Alliance Refinery is assisting with the recovery along with LDWF, the Louisiana Oil spill Coordinators’ Office, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wiebe says if you find an oiled bird or any animal do not try to rescue it yourself, call LDWF and give them the location of the animal. Wiebe says you can do more harm than good for the animal that is already stressed.
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State Police Colonel Lamar Davis held a lengthy press conference to discuss allegations the agency mishandled a police brutality investigation. Lt. John Clary has been accused of covering up the fatal police beating of Ronald Green in 2019 when he did not hand over his body cam footage to prosecutors. Cleary has been cleared and Davis explains why…
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Davis defended the LSP’s policy of not releasing video excessive force encounters. He says doing so could compromise criminal cases. He also denied an Associated Press report that he personally visited the Union Parish D-A in an effort to make sure the troopers involved in the Greene’s death were not criminally charged…
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Davis says his department takes accusations of excessive force very seriously. He points out that four troopers were arrested in February for using excessive force during arrests in 2019 and 2020. He says they investigated several others and terminated some. He says no one in his department is above the law.
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New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter has called on the Department of Justice to conduct a full investigation into State Police practices and patterns. Carter says the Associated Press has found over a dozen instances of misconduct in reporting the use of excessive force.