The state health department reported 41 more deaths today bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths to just shy of eight-thousand. Governor John Bel Edwards says we will likely surpass that grim milestone this weekend. While there’s a decline in the total of new cases reported each day, Edwards says the lagging indicator is deaths…
Cut 13 (07)“unacceptably high”
A pastor from St John the Baptist Parish, once convicted of murder and currently in prison is on the ballot for the 5th Congressional District special election race. Errol Victor Sr. awaits a retrial because of last year’s Supreme Court decision declaring non-unanimous convictions unconstitutional. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley…
Victor was arrested for the 2008 murder of his eight-year-old stepson.
Two days into office and the Biden Administration is following through on campaign promises to roll back American oil production via executive action. Louisiana Oil and Gas Association interim president Mike Moncla says the administration is attempting to push Americans away from oil and gas and towards green and electric energy.
The Biden Administration says these steps were crucial to reducing the nation’s carbon output and limiting potentially catastrophic levels of global temperature increase.
While there won’t be any Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans due to the pandemic, folks will be able to experience a drive-thru event at City Park. Delgado baseball coach Joe Scheurmann says once he posted the idea on his Facebook page it gained a lot of traction.
The event will take place from February 4th through the 14th.