A House committee approved a bill allowing the Legislature to strike down parts of the Governor’s COVID-19 public health orders pertaining to limitations on in-person visitation at nursing homes. Prairieville Representative Tony Bacala brought the bill after speaking to frustrated constituents and the Alzheimer’s Association…
The New Orleans Saints football team is meeting with LSU officials to discuss the possibility of moving games to Tiger Stadium. The Superdome is limited with the number of fans it can hold during the pandemic because it is an indoor stadium. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is supportive of the move.
The Saints played in Tiger Stadium in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina.
A plan to allow rural electric co-ops to bring high-speed internet to fourteen parishes in North Louisiana clears the Public Service Commission. PSC Commissioner Foster Campbell says currently the electric co-ops provide some of the lowest power rates in the state and he expects them to be able to provide high-speed internet at reasonable rates as well to rural areas.
Campbell predicts high-speed internet availability in the area in 15 months.
Louisiana Tech legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Fred Dean passed away Wednesday afternoon from Covid-19. Former LA Tech Sports Information Director Keith Prince says even though Dean played out west for the Chargers and 49er’s, he never forgot where he came from.
Dean played for the bulldogs in the early 70’s and had a 10-year NFL career, winning two super bowls with the 49ers.
He was 68 years old.