COVID restrictions will be loosened Wednesday as Louisiana moves into Phase Three, which means most businesses will be able to increase to 75-percent capacity. Edwards says our positivity rate and hospitalization numbers are a third of what they were at our worst ever peak on January 8th, and while we’ve made good progress…
The mask mandates remains in place.
The New Orleans Roman Catholic Archdiocese calls the Johnson and Johnson vaccine into question over its use of “morally compromised” abortion-derived cell lines. LSU Religious Studies Professor Michael Pasquier (pass-kay) says there will be many Catholics who, given the circumstances, will not follow the Archdiocese’s guidance. But…
The average price of a gallon of regular gas in Louisiana jumped ten cents in the last week to $2.43. AAA spokesperson Don Redman says while the demand for gas has yet to increase the price increase is being driven by higher crude oil prices.
Regular gas has increased by 26-cents a gallon in the last month in Louisiana.
Nurseries were pummeled by the February winter storms and Ag Commission Mike Strain is pushing to get them USDA assistance. Yesterday Strain toured Forest Hill in Rapides Parish and told growers to keep good records, photograph everything, and contact their farming services as soon as they can.