A Ruston family is suing their son’s private school; alleging it turned a blind eye to severe and violent bullying that went on for months. Kevin Gallagher has more.
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Entergy is facing a class-action lawsuit from customers over the extensive power outages that occurred after Hurricane Ida. Entergy previously stated approximately 902,000 customers lost power after Ida made landfall on August 29th. The suit seeks to represent everyone who lost power.
Governor Edwards is in Washington DC to request urgent federal assistance for residents impacted by hurricanes Ida, Laura, Delta, and Zeta along with other natural disasters over the last year. GOHSEP Deputy Director Casey Tingle says the Governor wanted to meet with leaders in hopes to speed up assistance.
LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center conducts its first COVID vaccination trial. They are evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the Moderna vaccine in children. Site Principal Investigator Dr. Daniel Hsia (Shaw) says with school back in session and the highly transmissible Delta variant the vaccine is needed in younger children.
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Since August 19th children ages five to seventeen have had the majority of COVID cases in the state