Divers are trying to find the 12 crew members of the Seacor Power that remain missing since the lift boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday from hurricane-force winds. The phenomenon is known as a wake low. Six people were rescued and the one recovered body has been identified as the boat’s captain, 63-year-old David Ledet of Thibodaux.

Louisiana hits a major milestone in its quest to vaccinate all adults…
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State Trooper Kaleb Reeves has received the maximum suspension, which is 720 hours after an LSP investigation determined he was driving recklessly when he caused a crash last October that killed an 11-year-old and 18-year-old from Monroe. Trooper Michael Reichardt says Reeves suspension will last through August 19th and before that he was on administrative leave…
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This is not the first time Reeves had violated policy, he was involved in a preventable crash in Winn Parish in 2019.

The Louisiana AARP reports there’s been a decline in the number of COVID deaths and cases in nursing homes. Director Denise Bottcher says this indicates that the vaccine and infection control are working…
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But Bottcher says staffing shortages remain an issue for nursing homes.