Governor John Bel Edwards says half of all Louisiana adults have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is good, but not good enough.
The Governor also announced with first weekly winners of the Shot At A Million vaccine lottery on Friday. 82-year-old Clement Dasalla of New Orleans won the cash prize and 17-year old Skyla Degrasse of Hammond won the scholarship. Winners of the weekly drawings will be announced on Fridays and the grand prize winners on August 13th.
In Louisiana, only 41-percent of nursing home staff are fully vaccinated compared to 79-percent of residents. And AARP State Director Denise Botcher says thirty-five percent of nursing homes in Louisiana also report a staffing shortage, which she says can only be exacerbated if unvaccinated workers become ill.
Recently departed Governor Edwin Edwards will lie in state at the Capitol Saturday before having a private funeral service Sunday. Edwards’ biographer Leo Honeycutt says he hopes Louisianans will use this time to reflect on everything Edwards accomplished…
Sunday’s funeral will be live-streamed on Louisiana Public Broadcasting.