The number of first doses of the COVID vaccine administered now exceeds the number of people who have tested positive for the virus…
Governor Edwards is getting his own vaccine today at 3 PM at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge. Edwards is receiving his first of two doses alongside the rest of the Unified Command Group, and is also expected to make an announcement about how the state will proceed when the current public health order expires Wednesday.
Four Monroe-area State Police Troopers have been arrested for allegedly using excessive force in two separate incidents. Troop F spokesperson Michael Reichardt says one was last May following a vehicle pursuit in Franklin Parish, but the first incident took place during a traffic stop on I-20 in Ouachita Parish in July 2019
One trooper, 30-year-old Jacob Brown, was involved in both incidents. The other troopers arrested are 28-year-old Dakota DeMoss, 26-year-old George Harper, and 34-year-old Randall Dickerson.
Allegiant will offer non-stop flights out of Shreveport Regional to Los Angeles starting July 2nd and running through August 16th. Spokesperson Mark Crawford says tickets are on sale now and mentions this is a bit of a trial run.