Former Governor Edwin Edwards was laid to rest yesterday in Baton Rouge after a private funeral service at the Old State Capitol. The public and media were not allowed to attend. It was a week ago today that Edwards died from respiratory issues at the age of 93.

A historic veto override session begins tomorrow, and up to 28 pieces of legislation could be overridden. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The Louisiana health department continues its push to get more individuals from 12-years-old and up vaccinated. L-D-H says COVID-19 vaccines are widely available at 14-hundred locations. State Health Officer Doctor Joe Kanter says nursing homes show the vaccines work against the virus. Kanter says 85-percent of nursing home residents across the state have initiated or completed the vaccine series
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SEC Football Media Days begin today in Birmingham, Alabama, and LSU Coach Ed Orgeron is set to speak at 1:40 PM. Glen Guilbeau of the USA Today Network says this is a critical season for Coach O…
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CBS Sports has put Orgeron on a list of coaches who are on the hot seat.