DeVonta Smith, the pride of Amite, won the Heisman Trophy last night after a stellar year at wideout for Alabama. The six-foot-one, 175-pound Smith hopes he can inspire kids who have been told they are too small to play big-time football.
Smith became the first receiver to win the Heisman since Desmond Howard in 1991.
Ochsner Physician Dr. Jay Brooks was among the first healthcare providers to be vaccinated in Baton Rouge and he’s now received his second injection of the COVID vaccine. As for side effects Brooks says he’s been somewhat achy after the injections.
Brooks says it’s comparable to the flu shot and not as rough as the shingles vaccine.
A United Health Foundation study shows Louisiana saw a notable uptick in healthcare spending per capita between 2014 and 2019, from 81 dollars a person to 94 dollars a person. United Chief Medical Officer Rhonda Randall says Louisiana also saw a seven percent increase in mental healthcare providers between 2016 and 2020, which is good but far below the curve…
Starting next fall high schoolers can enroll in the Fast Forward initiative, which allows students to spend grades 9 and 10 in high school, but grades 11 and 12 at a post-secondary campus working in an apprenticeship program or towards an associate’s degree. State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says not every student needs four years of traditional high school education…