State Senator Sharon Hewitt, a Republican from Slidell, qualified for governor today. Like previous candidates for the job, she wants to reverse outmigration. Hewitt blames part of the outmigration problem on the front runner in the race, Attorney General Jeff Landry…
Cut 9 (13) “…coastal lawsuits.”
Several coastal parishes have filed lawsuits against oil companies, claiming they’ve contributed to coastal land loss. Hewitt is one of seven major candidates in the race.
And Governor Edwards has sent a letter to the Pardon Board, asking them to hear the 56 cases from death row inmates seeking to have their sentences commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Board opted not to hear the cases on the grounds they were not filed within a year of the inmate’s final appeal. Edwards who is in the last year of his term stated early this year he opposes the death penalty.
The state health department releases the first round of bonus payments to over 15 thousand direct support workers statewide who served waiver participants during the pandemic. LDH Assistant Secretary Julie Foster Hagen says the bonuses are to retain workers for their dedication and services to vulnerable residents in the state during the pandemic.
It’s funded through the American Rescue Plan Act.
Dr. James Diaz at LSU Health New Orleans says there have been cases of Alpha-gal syndrome in Louisiana that can make you allergic to red meat. He says it’s predominately transmitted by a Lone Star tick that catches it from White Tail deer. But there have been cases contracted through gelatin, which is made from animal byproducts.
Symptoms include sore throat and difficulty breathing.