Governor John Bel Edwards says we are days away from the first Louisiana residents receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Edwards says once the F-D-A gives its approval, the state will administer 39-thousand doses to front-line health care workers and nursing home residents…
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The Pfizer vaccine which is close to FDA approval requires a second shot 21 days after the first shot.

A high COVID-19 positivity rate has led to the cancellation of the St. James Parish Christmas Eve bonfires. Parish President Pete Dufrense says they worked diligently on a plan for crowd control, but rising case numbers worked against them…
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There are 1,529 COVID patients in the hospital statewide.

Seventeen Republican Attorneys General have joined a Texas lawsuit challenging election results in four battleground states won by President-elect Joe Biden. Matt Doyle has the story.
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A State Police Trooper has been arrested for allegedly using excessive force during an arrest in Ouachita Parish in May of 2019. 30-year-old Jacob Brown faces one count each of aggravated second-degree battery and malfeasance in office. State Police say they began investigating the incident when they received a civil lawsuit in October alleging Brown engaged in excessive and unjustifiable actions.