The House Health and Welfare Committee approves a measure that removes the COVID-19 vaccine from the state health department’s immunization schedule, meaning children five and up would not have to be vaccinated against COVID in order to attend school. New Orleans Representative Jason Hughes voted against it because he says parents can opt-out by signing a form…
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But Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley says some schools have not allowed parents to opt-out.

Louisiana Senator John Kennedy is up for re-election this year and a UNO survey has his approval rating at only 36-percent, but pollster Ed Chervenak says Kennedy has a much higher rating from his political base…
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Kennedy’s campaign reports the junior senator has raised five million dollars in the first quarter and now has 14-million in his war chest.

A new report shows historic lows in confidence among small business owners. David Grubb has more…
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66-percent of the adults who participated in an LSU Public Policy Research Lab poll say the state is heading in the wrong direction. LSU Manship School associate professor Doctor Michael Henderson says only 26-percent say the state is heading in the right direction
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Just over 600 adults participated in the online survey.