Louisiana’s own Krispy Krunchy Chicken has seen tremendous growth since 2006 and the convenience store eatery is now in 48 states. Brooke Thorington has more.
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With FDA emergency use authorization given late last week, 16 and 17-year-olds are now eligible to receive a Pfizer booster shot. More from Dave Brannen.
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It’s time to be careful while out doing your holiday shopping. More from Dave Brannen.
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Louisiana-based Krispy Krunchy Chicken is one of the largest convenience store foodservice concepts in the nation and now it’s poised to grow even more with backing from a private equity firm. Krispy Krunchy Foods CEO Dan Shapiro says Louisianans should be proud to claim Krispy Krunchy Chicken as one of their own.
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From its humble beginnings at a Lafayette convenience store more than three decades ago to now more than 2,700 locations in 48 states, Shapiro says chances are there’s one near you. In addition to being the official fried chicken of the New Orleans Pelicans, Shapiro says there’s also a sports icon who refers to Krispy Krunchy as her guilty pleasure.
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And Krispy Krunchy isn’t just chicken, they also serve red beans and rice, jambalaya, and boudin balls. Shapiro says it’s quite entertaining to see folks as far away as Oregon and Massachusetts be introduced to Cajun staples for the first time.
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Krispy Krunchy’s corporate office is in Alexandria, and they plan to increase their workforce of some 170 people with the expansion to hire more trainers, sales staff, and office personnel.
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The CDC has given the go-ahead for 16 and 17-year olds to receive Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots. LSU Health New Orleans infectious disease specialist Doctor Fred Lopez says the Pfizer vaccine has shown it’s effective against the different variants…
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The booster shots for the newly eligible 16 and 17-year olds are available to those who have received the initial two-shot regimen of the Pfizer vaccine at least six months ago.
Dr. Lopez says the efficacy of the Pfizer vaccine can fade after six months, and with the Delta and Omicron variants circulating, it’s one of the reasons to get boosted with the third Pfizer dose.
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Dr. Lopez on why the move to permit Pfizer booster shots to those 16 and older now is the right thing to do.
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The expansion to Pfizer booster shots for 16 and 17-year olds took effect immediately last Thursday with emergency authorization from the FDA.
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The grinches may be out to get you this holiday season, but there are ways to protect yourself. Jamie Angelle with the Lafayette Police Department advises meet-ups that take place for you to pay for something you bought from another individual take place outside a police station if possible.
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And if you’re concerned about “porch pirates” grabbing gifts, company’s like Amazon will deliver packages to Whole Foods or another location you may designate, like a neighbor who might be home when you’re away.
Angelle says there are options to exchanging money for items you purchased other than outside a cop shop that can help to keep you safe when meeting up with someone you don’t really know.
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If you’re carrying around more cash than usual during the holidays, Angelle suggests an alternative so you don’t wind up losing it to a thief.
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The Louisiana election season for 2021 has finally ended with the December 11th election and while voter turnout was low as predicted LaPolitics.com Editor Jeremy Alford says one race, in particular, should grab national headlines with Democrat Susan Hutson unseating four-term incumbent Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman with 53-percent of the vote.
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Last year Jason Williams, who also ran on a criminal justice reform platform was elected District Attorney of Orleans Parish.
Another race of interest was in St. Tammany Parish to allow a gaming casino to be built in Slidell. With a 32-percent turnout, voters rejected to allow a Bossier Parish casino license to relocate in St. Tammany 63 to 37-percent. Alford says the question now is where the casino license will go.
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Alford says even Mississippi casinos didn’t campaign against it because early polling indicated there was no threat of the measure passing.
And in Ouachita Parish there was an attempt to recall Richwood Mayor Gerald Brown, Sr. Alford says a recall vote is extremely rare and the measure failed with a voter turnout of 21-percent.
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Thirty-four parish held elections Saturday which also consisted of various bond issues and run-offs for municipal elections.
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Saints running back Alvin Kamara rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown in his return to the field after a four-game absence and New Orleans ended a five-game losing streak as the Black and Gold beat the hapless New York Jets 30-9. Kamara says he felt good out there and the team played well…
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Kamara had missed the previous four games with knee and hamstring injuries. Offensive tackle Terron Armstead also returned after missing multiple games with an injury.
Taysom Hill started at quarterback despite an injured middle finger on his throwing hand. He rushed for two touchdowns and threw for 175 yards. Hill says he was able to manage the injury and didn’t think much about during the game…
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The Saints defense did not allow a touchdown and only gave up 256 yards of total offense. Linebacker Demario Davis says they have been working on trying to get better…
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The Saints are now 6-7 and are in Tampa Bay this Sunday for a matchup with the Buccaneers.