The state health department has reported 1,891 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, which’s 100 less than the highest number of 1,991 on April 12th. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter said hospital CEOs will have a call with the Governor today on their current ability to provide care for COVID patients.
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And the state health department is telling hospitals with extra coronavirus vaccine they should start providing it to people over the age of 70.

U-S News and World Report names the Dash Diet as one of the best for healthy eating and heart health. LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Center helped develop the diet. Doctor Catherine Champagne says the Dash Diet calls for nutrient-dense, low-calorie health foods…
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2020 saw some of the biggest civil rights demonstrations in more than a half-century. Southern University Political Science Professor Albert Samuels says the protests were mixed bag politically. He says on one hand, it resulted in an influx of newly registered Democrats, on the other hand, the defund the police movement hurt some Congressional candidates…
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When children are put into protective custody, many times kids are not able to gather all of their personal belongings. There’s a charity called Geaux Bags, which provides foster children with items they need plus a personal note from other children…
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That’s the director of Geaux Bags, K-C Kilpatrick, who says if you want more information go to geaux bags dot-com.