Normally right now we’d be at the peak of flu season, but so far, the state reports very few cases.
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Those now 65 and older are eligible to receive a COVID vaccine starting Monday. This comes as the state is expecting to see a five percent increase in the total vaccine allotment for next week and we hit 400,000 total people who’ve received at least their first of two doses. Approximately a quarter-million more Louisianans will be eligible with this decision.
A 33-year-old Natchitoches man faces over 500 counts of child porn, 30 counts of mail theft, eleven counts of identity theft, and drug charges. Captain Tony Moran, with the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office, says their investigation into Christopher Stanfield began when a duffle bag containing several pieces of mail was found during a search of his vehicle
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State Police report two people were killed in a head-on crash in Thibodaux on Wednesday afternoon. Senior Trooper Jesse LaGrange says the high impact collision occurred when 33-year-old Lathisha Bellanger of Gray entered the northbound lane on L-A 1 in an attempt to pass several vehicles, but could not confirm if it was a no-passing zone…
The other driver who died at the scene has been identified as 57-year-old Ricky Zeringue of Thibodaux.