The first vaccines in Louisiana were administered Monday, just 275 days after the first Louisianan died of COVID. Senator Bill Cassidy says that’s by far the fastest vaccine development in human history and a triumph of the government’s Operation Warp Speed development program.
While vaccines are slowly trickling into the state LDH reported another 3,275 COVID cases in Louisiana today.
The Louisiana Insurance Department says they’ve received over 600 consumer complaints from hurricane Laura victims this year. Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Consumer Services Jeffrey Zewe says 450 of the complaints are closed…
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser isn’t backing away from his comments yesterday where he accused New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell of having Lafayette pop star Lauren Daigle booted from ABC’s New Year’s Eve program due to a personal issue with the singer. A NOLA.com report has sources saying Daigle was never offered a spot on the program but Nungesser says he confirmed Daigle’s participation with ABC before Cantrell found out about the proposed performance from Jackson Square…
A new wasp species has been discovered by a grad student at the LSU Ag Center and has been named Joeburrowi, after former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow. Entomologist Nathan Lord with the LSU Ag Center says the name is appropriate due to the insect’s unique pattern.