Governor John Bel Edwards has now received his annual flu shot and a booster for his previous two Pfizer Covid-19 shots. More from Dave Brannen.
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If you plan to hunt or fish Sunday or Monday and don’t have a license you need to purchase one before then because the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries website will be undergoing maintenance. The website expects to have things up and working by Tuesday the 12th.
Attorney General Jeff Landry says Louisiana will receive just over $325-million from a legal settlement with several pharmaceutical firms over the manufacturing and marketing of opioids. The funds will be used to help those who suffer from opioid abuse. Landry says local governments will decide how to allocate the funds in their particular area, but the distribution must meet a certain criteria.
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Baton Rouge commercial pilot and Navy veteran Luke Mixon is running for Senate in an effort to unseat the state’s junior senator John Kennedy in 2022. Mixon says he’s frustrated with the partisan politics in DC and Louisiana is not getting their fair share of natural disaster assistance.
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