On Monday another 475-thousand will be prioritized for the COVID vaccine in Louisiana. Edwards says with the winter storms causing delays in vaccine deliveries and administering doses, he’s urging those looking to be vaccinated to be patient.
For a list of participating vaccine providers go to CovidVaccine.LA.Gov or call 211.
It won’t be until Saturday afternoon before the highways are free of ice in north Louisiana. State Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says DOTD used three and a half million pounds of salt and thousands of gallons of brine in an effort to keep interstates from becoming too slippery.
The Public Service Commission is planning to investigate just how the power situation went so wrong across much of the state this week. Matt Doyle has more.
State Police are investigating an officer involved shooting in which Washington Parish Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man who confronted them with two large knives in Mount Hermon Thursday. Deputies were there to investigate a report of domestic violence when 28-year-old Dustin Crain reportedly confronted them with knives. The sheriff’s office is investigating the domestic violence while state police investigate the shooting.