Today is election day in 38 parishes. Polls opened at 7 am and close at 8 pm. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin encourages everyone to vote today and he also wants to remind voters due to COVID-19 some polling places have been relocated. To find your polling place you can use the Geaux Vote mobile app or geauxvote-dot-com that’s g-e-a-u-x vote.
New Orleans Mardi Gras Krewes met to discuss next year’s season, with the result being a clear message that no one knows if it will actually happen. Mardi Gras Guide publisher Arthur Hardy says there’s not a lot of optimism about having large scale parades in the Crescent City, but he cautions…
He also adds that funding for the creation of floats is up in the air as some krewes are having difficulty securing membership dues do to the uncertainty.
The state is receiving another $205 million in BP oil spill money for a variety of projects to help recover from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. Executive Director of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Bren Haase says $176 million will be used to build marshland in the upper Barataria Basin
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Governor John Bel Edwards expresses concern over the upcoming flu season. Edwards says the message is clear about the flu vaccine this year.
Edwards says the combination of having spikes in both COVID and flu cases at the same time could be detrimental to medical facility capabilities.