A vote is expected this morning in the U-S Senate on a one-point-two trillion-dollar infrastructure bill. Senator John Kennedy calls the legislation an unfunded inflation bomb, but fellow Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says the projected 250-billion dollars in deficits will be offset by long-term economic growth…
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If the legislation passes the Senate, it will still need House approval.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry believes BESE should set the policy regarding face masks in schools. But Governor Edwards says during a public health emergency he can issue certain directives…
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BESE is expected to discuss masks in schools next week.

Physicians are starting to see a possible link between COVID and ED in men. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The state health department says over 27-hundred individuals are in the hospital suffering from symptoms brought on by COVID-19. While speaking to the Board of Regents this morning, Kanter says if the fourth surge of COVID cases doesn’t reach a peak within a week or two, it will be a catastrophic situation for hospitals.