As COVID vaccinations are underway for frontline healthcare workers, they are also overwhelmed with the third wave of patients, Brooke Thorington has more.
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The Iberia Parish Coroner’s office says the two Avery Island salt miners who went missing after a roof collapsed have been found dead. They are identified as 27-year-old Lance Begnaud of Broussard and 41-year-old Rene Romero of New Iberia. Cargill operates the salt mine that experienced a roof collapse on Monday.

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is blaming New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s actions for what he says ruining a potential worldwide promotion for all Louisiana cities during Dick Clark Rockin New Year’s eve broadcast. Nungesser claims Cantrell’s letter to the show’s producers kept Christian pop star and Lafayette native Lauren Daigle from performing on the show even in Jefferson Parish,…
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But the Times-Picayune-New Orleans Advocate says according to their sources Daigle was never booked for the show. Cantrell is upset Daigle sang at an unpermitted gathering in the French Quarter last month.

Frontline health care workers and nursing home residents are the first groups to be vaccinated and state superintendent of education Cade Brumley believes public school employees should be among the next group to get the vaccination…
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Governor Edwards says he will follow CDC’s guildens on who receives priority.