An Allen Parish cemetery has changed a restriction in its contracts that only allowed whites to be buried at the site after the family of Darrell Semien a black deputy was denied a plot. Oaklin Cemetery Association President Creig Vizena says he hopes no family ever has to go through something like this again and has a request for all other final resting places…
The old contract read that it assigns the right of burial of the remains of white human beings. Vizena says the contract was rewritten to exclude the word white.
State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says he’s heard many people raise concerns over the COVID vaccine’s impact on fertility. He says women of childbearing age should absolutely get the shot.
LSU Health Shreveport is holding another round of drive-thru COVID vaccinations. Louisiana residents 70 and older can be vaccinated Monday through Thursday at the State Fairgrounds in Shreveport. School Chancellor Dr. G.E. Ghali explains the process.
Registration is not required but appreciated at lsuhs.edu the clinic is from 8 am until 3:30
It’s Super Bowl Week in Tampa Bay and New Orleans will host its record-tying 11th Super Bowl in 2025. Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation President Jay Cicero says his eleven-member staff is putting together plans to raise about 20-million dollars over the next four years to help pull off the massive event…
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Cicero says hosting a Super Bowl is so big it requires four years of preparation for a week that will bring thousands of visitors to the city.