Governor Edwards announces that the state will remain in Modified Phase 2 restrictions for the next three weeks. Modified Phase two caps sporting events at twenty-percent capacity. Restaurants, gyms, casinos, and non-essential retail limited are limited to fifty percent capacity. The Governor also encouraged residents not to gather outside their immediate household for Christmas.
After a historically bad season for the LSU defense, Bo Pelini is out as defensive coordinator. The school announced last night that Pelini and LSU mutually parted ways with two years left on his contract, which puts his buyout at five-point-two million dollars. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says a change had to be made
There’s also a report that offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger will retire as an on-field coach and be reassigned to another position.
As COVID vaccines continue to be shipped frontline healthcare workers are the first to be vaccinated. Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Director Dr. Jeremy Wiggington says the vaccines will be rolled out in phases based on one’s age and health risks and it will likely take several months before the COVID vaccines are widely available like the flu shot.
The vaccines are being paid for with federal CARES act funding but the administrative fee for the shot is not covered.
Amazon selects Carencro as the site of its first fulfillment center in Louisiana, with the 500 job facility expected to open a year from now. Governor John Bel Edwards says the location is the perfect site for a shipping hub.
Amazon currently employs about 1,500 Louisianans.