It will be a quiet Mardi Gras weekend with no parades, bars closed and officials urging against multi-family gatherings. There’s been talk about re-scheduling parades until later this year, but Mardi Gras Guide publisher Arthur Hardy doubts we’ll see parades this year…
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Hardy looks forward to Ash Wednesday when we can officially start to look forward to Mardi Gras 2022.

Louisiana is set to experience some cold temperatures through Fat Tuesday, maybe even single-digit temperatures in north Louisiana on Tuesday morning. Entergy recommends setting the thermostat at 68-degrees and spokesperson Brandon Scardigli says if you have a smart meter you can view your daily electricity usage…
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Tulane has participated in a study that has found older people with higher body mass indexes and an increasing degree of COVID infection are three times more likely to be a super spreader than a younger, healthier person. Tulane researcher, Doctor Chris Roy says the study also showed COVID weakens airway mucus allowing viral particles to move more freely out of the body which reinforces the message of if you get sick, stay home.
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Tax filing season begins today. Louisiana Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson says the stimulus checks you received last year are not taxable, but you do have to pay taxes on unemployment benefits received…
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Robinson says the frontline worker rebates and main street recovery program grants that small businesses received are subject to state income taxes.