At least two dozen attorneys general, including Louisiana’s Jeff Landry, are joined together in opposition to President Biden’s plan to mandate private sector companies of more than 100 employees require workers to get a Covid-19 shot, submit to weekly testing, or be fired. Landry believes Biden has forgotten the U.S. is a republic, not a monarchy.
Cut 10 (09) “…and protect ourselves.”
Governor John Bel Edwards says he favors doing the right thing when it comes to protecting the public from COVID
Cut 12 (07) “…thing to do.”

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Entergy, claiming the energy provider was negligent in making sure its infrastructure can withstand a powerful hurricane. About 25-thousand utility customers remain without power from Ida.

Cedar Creek in Ruston is facing a lawsuit from the parents of a former student who claim the school did not do enough to stop the bullying that took place against their child for months. The suit alleges the bullying reached the level of sexual battery on multiple occasions in 2020 and 2021. The school acknowledges the plaintiff was bullied but says there’s no evidence of a sexual battery. The attorney for the plaintiff Wes Bearden…
cut 6 (10) “…jury”

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is participating in a study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in children. Associate Professor Daniel Hsia (Shaw) says the trial will last one year…
cut 8 (11) “….side effects”
Hsia says so far side effects among those ages six to eleven in the Moderna trial are similar to those observed in adults.