The latest annual economic outlook for Louisiana’s future is a mixed bag as we hear from reporter Dave Brannen.
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After being closed to the public for more than a year Louisiana’s only chimpanzee sanctuary Chimp Haven is holding a series of events. Comunication Specialist Diane Radloff.
Cut 11 (08) “…admission is $75.”

A joint survey led by researchers at LSU and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls shows that most Americans routinely take precautions against COVID, except when they are at home. LSU Sociology professor and co-director of the study Wesley Shrum says a large majority of those surveyed comply. Of the approximate 250 in the survey that contracted COVID, Shrum says they trace their illness to their own home.
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Ochsner is taking part in a vaccine trial that could lead to children ages 5-11 years old getting Pfizer COVID shots. Dr. William Lennarz, System Chair for Pediatrics for Ochsner Health, says
While final results and FDA approval will depend on the total of the vaccine being administered at Ochsner and other sites around the country he knows of no adverse problems with the children receiving the shot in Louisiana thus far.
Cut 14 (08) “…effects in children.”