Senator John Kennedy will vote against certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s election win tomorrow in Congress. LSU Poli Sci Professor Robert Hogan says it’s not surprising considering Kennedy is up for reelection in two years and may have greater ambitions…
Senator Bill Cassidy will vote to certify.
A new law took effect this year that requires health insurance companies to cover newly developed precision genetic treatments for cancer patients. River Ridge Senator Kirk Talbot who authored the bill says before most cancer patients couldn’t get coverage for these types of treatments without a serious fight.
Talbot says those denied coverage as recently as last month should now be eligible.
Unemployed workers are receiving an extra 300-dollars a week on top of the 247-dollars they receive from the state. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The Louisiana Department of Health has authorized hospitals to begin vaccinating anyone in the public who is currently in an eligible group with any excess COVID vaccines they may have that exceed their uptake. This comes as public demand this week massively outstripped supply as those over 70 became eligible.