The state enters Phase three of COVID restrictions today, but health officials say that doesn’t mean the pandemic is over. Under Phase Three most businesses can move to 75 percent capacity, but social distancing and mask-wearing are still mandatory. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says the December/January spike was the largest the state ever experienced but…
Despite that progress, the state has still never dropped below 500 COVID-related hospitalizations.
Since the pandemic began there’s been vast amounts of misinformation and medical theories about what can cure or curtail COVID-19. Director of Louisiana Poison Control Dr. Mark Ryan says of the few studies on a commonly used horse medication called Ivermectin (iver-meck-tin) it’s not proven to treat COVID.
Louisiana is dead last in the 2021 Childhood Report that ranks how well states provide for and protect children during the pandemic. Senator Bill Cassidy says while Louisiana does have a high rate of in-person learning that includes hybrid models where students are in the classroom two days a week and virtual the other three.
Cassidy says he’s working with local and state officials to increase broadband access to rural areas of the state.
It’s been one year since the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery was dedicated in Jennings. Cemetery director Dwayne Guidry says there are no fees to bury a veteran. He says full military honors are also available and the cemetery is held to the highest standards…