Governor Edwards visited the U-L Lafayette campus today for an update on the state’s Shot for 100-dollar COVID-19 vaccine initiative on a day in which the health department reported a slight decline in hospitalizations. But the governor says the Acadiana region is seeing a high positivity rate and an increase in hospitalizations…
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The first 75-thousand students who are vaccinated on a college campus receive a 100-dollar VISA card.
There’s some positive news from Ochsner Health, during their Wednesday conference call they indicated a small decline in COVID hospitalizations. CEO Warner Thomas says this week they have 1028 COVID patients across their hospital systems.
Casinos will likely be able to start offering sports betting sometime in mid-September after an emergency ruling by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. A month ago, Ronnie Johns was named chairman and says the number one question he’s been asked is when legal sports betting is coming to Louisiana.
The ruling takes effect Monday, but it will likely take a few weeks for applications to be vetted.
The State Bond Commission voted to pause funding on a 28-million-dollar line of credit for renovations to the Superdome due to the Saints’ vaccination policy. Fan can get a refund but if they cancel, they’ll lose their season ticket position. The vote was 10-2 in favor of pausing the funding. One of the two votes was Edwards’ Executive Counsel Matthew Block…