The incoming Biden Administration has proposed its first priority for the Democratic-controlled Congress, a 1.9 trillion dollar COVID relief and economic stimulus plan. The plan also includes a 1,400 dollar stimulus check. Republican Congressman and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise says the big-spending so soon after December’s COVID bill unnecessary.
A Vivian man has been taken into custody for his alleged participation in the January 6th raid on the Capitol. The US Department of Justice arrested Cody Connell Friday. He was taken into custody after investigators received a screenshot of Connell’s social media posts bragging about being at the Capitol and his plans to return and quote “it will be a lot worse.”
Louisiana has discovered its first case of the new, more infectious U.K. variant of the coronavirus. The new variant is about 50 percent more infectious than the dominant strain in the state right now, LSU Health New Orleans Assistant Dean of Translational Science Lucio Miele says this is one of several new branches of the virus that have been discovered in recent months. They all share one thing in common…
Miele says the good news is that so far it looks like our vaccines protect against the new strain.
The Saints season is now over. Last night was the third matchup of the season and Tampa Bay got the better of New Orleans beating the Black and Gold 30-20 The Saints had four turnovers on the night. Coach Sean Payton says it’s hard to win postseason games when you do that.