Louisiana surpassed one-thousand COVID hospitalizations today as the state health department reported another 95 individuals were admitted into hospitals statewide with COVID-related symptoms. L-D-H also reported that total cases increased by 31-hundred and eleven more people have died.

Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins issued a mask advisory for his city today. Matt Doyle has more…
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The Saints will reportedly not have star wide receiver Michael Thomas for the start of the season, because he’s recovering from ankle surgery last month. The NFL Network’s Ian Rappoport reports recovery from the surgery is an estimated four months, which means Thomas will likely miss several games. Saints analyst Mike Detillier says Thomas’ absence will make it difficult on quarterbacks Taysom Hill and Jameis Winston…
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The National Retail Federation is predicting record back-to-school shopping for this year. The N-R-F says families with children in elementary through high school plan to spend on average 849-dollars, 59 dollars more than last year. N-R-F spokesperson Katherine Cullen says about 254-dollars of that will be on clothes….
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Shoppers are also expected to spend about 300 dollars on average on electronics.