Congress passes the 1.9 trillion dollar American Rescue Act, President Biden’s covid relief and economic stimulus bill. The bill covers everything from a significantly increased and revamped child tax credit, 1,400 dollar stimulus checks to over 80 percent of Americans, increased health insurance subsidies, and a number of other items. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves voted against it citing its substantial cost…
Graves additionally noted that as much as a trillion dollars from previous COVID relief bills remains unspent and spending in this plan stretches out to 2023.
Farmers Insurance, the 9th largest property and casualty insurance carrier in the country, is returning to Louisiana. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says adding the Bayou State and others is part of Farmers’ growth.
The Saints have begun the process of releasing players in an effort to get under the salary cap. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Governor Edwards celebrates as the state registers 450,000 people who’ve completed their vaccine series. Edwards says that means more people have completed their series than have tested positive for COVID…
Nearly a quarter of all Americans have now received at least one dose of the vaccine.