Today’s COVID numbers for Louisiana are startling, 35-hundred, the highest the state has seen since the start of the pandemic in March. News of a 90-percent effectiveness rate on a vaccine was released Monday, but the vaccine has yet to be approved and distributed. Governor John Bel Edwards says it will be sometime before the vaccine can make a difference.
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A poll is out showing there would be a tight race for the 2nd Congressional District should Congressman Cedric Richmond leave his seat to join the Biden administration. LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says it’s only a matter of time before we find out the job Richmond takes.
LSU, LA Tech and ULM will not play this weekend due to COVID-19 issues. LSU has already lost one home game this year when the matchup against Missouri was moved to Columbia due to Hurricane Delta. LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward says the school can’t afford to lose another home game because the university will miss out on millions of dollars.
Gron Fuels is considering constructing a 9.2 billion dollar renewable fuel complex in the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the West Baton Rouge-based port is perfectly situated on the Mississippi River and already is built to handle the kinds of advanced logistics necessary to transport the complex’s product.