Louisiana received its first doses of Moderna’s COVID vaccine today and expects to receive just shy of 80,000 doses by the close of business Wednesday. About 36,000 of those will head to nursing homes and the remaining 44,000 will be sent to tier two hospitals and medical first responders. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says it’s a great step forward…
Last week the state received about 40,000 doses of Pfizer’s vaccine.
Eight million dollars in funding left over from the CARES act will be used to purchase 23-hundred Chromebooks for K-12 students. Superintendent Cade Brumley says they are working on a plan to purchase and distribute the devices to school systems in need by next spring.
For the first time in 44 years, the Independence Bowl will not be played in Shreveport on Saturday. The I-Bowl could not find an opponent for Army who accepted a bid to play in the bowl game. I-Bowl spokesperson Erik Evenson says it’s crushing that this annual holiday tradition can not happen this year
The “Christmas Star” will be out in the Louisiana sky tonight after sunset. LSU Professor of Astronomy Dr. Tabetha Boyajian (boy-ah-gin) says it’s not actually a star but planets Jupiter and Saturn aligning closer together, and the best viewing of the so-called Star is tonight after dusk, but it will be visible until the 25th. So why the “Christmas” star?