Louisiana reported five new coronavirus deaths yesterday bringing the state’s death toll to 2,906. The five fatalities are the lowest one-day total for the state since March. But we are starting to see an uptick in hospitalizations as 12 more people were hospitalized with COVID-19.

A new fat-burning substance is discovered in the labs at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Republicans are trying again to pass a tort reform bill that seeks to lower auto insurance rates by making changes to the state’s legal system. The House approved two bills yesterday. Erath Representative Blake Miguez says the legislation is similar to other states who pay much lower premiums.
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Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed similar legislation last week because he says there’s no guarantee that these legal changes will lead to lower rates.

The governor is applauding a ruling from the U-S Supreme Court that provides workplace protections for gay and transgender individuals. Louisiana Democratic Party executive director Stephen Handwerk says LGBT employees can now go to work and know they can’t be fired because of sexual orientation or gender identity…
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