State officials say we are seeing a third surge in new cases of the coronavirus, but the governor is NOT planning to issue a new state at home order…
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The sales tax holiday in Louisiana is underway, today and tomorrow, the first 25-hundred on most purchases are exempted from the 4.45-percent state sales tax. NFIB State Director Dawn Starns.
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Baton Rouge Physician Chris Thomas urges citizens to take COVID seriously and follow mitigation measures. Thomas, an ICU physician at Our Lady of the Lakes hospital has not only been treating patients he contracted the virus as well.
As case numbers and hospitalization rates climb daily and some parishes faced with closing bars again, Thomas says everyone must heed the warnings and practice social distancing and wear a mask…
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Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill are expected to take the snaps at quarterback for the Saints on Sunday when they host the Falcons. Quarterback Drew Brees is out with fractured ribs and punctured lungs. Running Back Alvin Kamara says they rallied around Teddy Bridgewater last season when Brees got hurt and they’ll do it again
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