50 hospitals in Louisiana have formally requested the state’s assistance in getting additional health care workers to deal with the huge influx of patients coming in during the Delta surge. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says these hospitals have told the state they can no longer adequately provide care for the number of patients they are taking in.
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This fourth surge in COVID cases is exacerbating the nursing shortage in the state. And Louisiana State Nurses Association President Ecoee (E-coy) Rooney says many nurses are facing burnout and struggling with how to cope with the daily physical and mental demands on their profession…
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State Police is investigating an early morning Sunday shooting involving a Lafayette Police officer working security detail. Authorities say the officer responded to a shooting incident in the parking lot of The District nightclub when more shots were fired which resulted in one death and another person injured.

Today, the Louisiana Office of Tourism unveils its newest marker on the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail at A-Z Young Park in downtown Baton Rouge. In 1967, Young along with Bob Hicks and Gaye Jenkins led a march from Bogalusa to Baton Rouge to present a list of grievances to then-Governor John McKeithen, including employment discrimination. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says the marker at A-Z Young Park is the fourth of 15 to be unveiled along the trail…
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More information can be found at Louisiana Civil Rights Trail-dot-com.