As the state waits on more vaccines to come into Louisiana, Governor John Bel Edwards expresses concern that hospitals are getting stretched to their limit…
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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser slams New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell for her reported part in the decision by ABC to move their New Year’s Eve special out of Louisiana. The decision reportedly came after Cantrell voiced opposition to the inclusion of Lafayette native Lauren Daigle who had led an illegal concert in the city earlier in summer.
A 748 billion dollar COVID relief bill assembled by a bipartisan coalition of Congressmen is gaining momentum for potential passage. Senator Bill Cassidy worked on this legislation with a few of the more centrist Democrat and Republican Senators and House members and says the actual price tag is appealing…
A separate 160 billion dollar companion bill was also introduced that would include funding for state and local governments suffering from lost revenue.
That bill includes 300 billion dollars in new PPP money, and National Federation of Independent Business State Director Dawn Starns says struggling local businesses need that money ASAP, but the feds need to make it easier for the loan to be forgiven this time around…