Rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging among nursing home residents and staff nationwide including in Louisiana, because most residents and staff are not up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. That’s according to the Director of Advocacy for the AARP, Andrew Muhl….
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According to AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard, cases among Louisiana nursing home residents increased from 460 to just over one-thousand, while staff cases went up from 245 to 533 during the same period in December.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy is proud of what he achieved in 2022. The senator says he pushed through legislation that advocates for pregnant moms in the workplace, to help veterans to better transition to civilian life and to assure you get no unexpected medical bills. He says he also worked to assure Louisiana received sufficient disaster recovery aid…:
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The state’s favorite crustacean is not immune to inflation, and you should expect to pay $2.00 a pound more than last year. Brooke Thorington has more on an app that tracks prices.
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LSU unveiled a statue of women’s basketball player Seimone Augustus yesterday and then went out and defeated Auburn 84-54.

State Police is investigating an overnight officer involved shooting that occurred during a pursuit in Lafayette. The Lafayette Police officer was not injured, while the male suspect has non-life-threatening injuries.