The Louisiana Department of Health is getting some backlash over its ending of mass vaccination clinics and its directive that staffers not promote seasonal vaccines. In a letter posted onto the department’s website, Surgeon General Ralph Abraham and Deputy Surgeon General Wyche Coleman took aim at the rollout of COVID vaccines, saying they were mandated despite having no third-party benefit in terms of reduced transmission. Dr. . Dr. Jennifer Herricks with the group Louisiana Families for Vaccines says that’s misleading.
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People in Natchitoches Parish are still in shock over the news that International Paper is closing its Red River containerboard mill in Campti, meanng the loss of 300 jobs. Economic developer Jon Maynard, who is a Natchitoches native, says it’ll be a big blow to an already suffering parish economy.
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For the third straight Valentine’s Day, the Louisiana Family Forum is recognizing a New Orleans husband and wife as the state’s longest known married couple. Here’s Sean Richardson.
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Louisiana could be in for some severe weather today. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says most of the state will be at an enhanced risk for severe weather.