530 PM LRN News

Amazon selects Carencro as the site of its first fulfillment center in Louisiana, with the 500 job facility expected to open a year from now. The company’s Director of Fulfillment Mark Marzano calls it a state of the art facility.

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Amazon is investing 100 million dollars in the facility and starting wages will be 15 dollars an hour.

When COVID vaccines are more widely available to the public you might wonder who’s paying for them, especially after the pandemic has hurt so many financially. Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Director Dr. Jeremy Wiggington says the federal government is paying for the vaccine itself with CARES Act funding, but there is a fee to administer the shot.

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The coaching staff shakeup is underway at LSU as Bo Pelini is out as the Tigers defensive coordinator. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Tigers offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger is also on the move. He’s retired from an on field coaching position and is being reassigned within the organization.

Governor Edwards announces that the state will remain in Modified Phase 2 restrictions for the next three weeks.