The U-S Coast Guard continues to search for a dozen people who remain missing after a commercial lift boat they were on capsized during stormy weather yesterday eight miles south of Port Fourchon. Six people were rescued.

There’s a pause on administering Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccines after six women under the age of 50 came down with blood clots, six to 13 days after their injection. None of the cases have occurred in Louisiana. State Health Officer Doctor Joe Kanter says if you received the J-and-J vaccine in the last two weeks be aware of the following symptoms…
cut 9 (08) “…medical advice”

At 11 AM this morning, Republican Julia Letlow will be sworn in as Louisiana’s new representative for the fifth Congressional district, which consists of 24 parishes, mostly rural areas. Letlow says the pandemic only emphasized the district’s need for high-speed internet…
cut 11 (04) “….broadband”

The chancellor of LSU’s medical school in Shreveport, Doctor G-E Ghali, has been suspended after four employees filed federal complaints alleging he suppressed sexual harassment allegations and retaliated against faculty members who attempted to speak out. Ghali said in a statement he’s confident he’ll return to his post after a review of the allegations.

Should the National Anthem be required to be played before all sporting events at state-funded facilities? One lawmaker thinks so…
Cut 3 (29) “…I’m Matt Doyle.”