The state health department is holding mass vaccination events with the one-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine. The clinics begin today at the Ernest Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, the Shrine on Airline in Metairie, the Lake Charles Civic Center and the St. Tammany Physicians Network in Madisonville. For a list of mass vaccination, events go to the department of health’s website.

Phase Three allows restaurants to move to 75 percent capacity but industry advocates say that will not be enough to save many teetering eateries…
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Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin has ended the search for new voting machines as there were complaints coming in from Republican lawmakers and vendors. Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt says the search was used outdated requirements that didn’t take into account modern threats…
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Those new federal standards were adopted just weeks after the process began.

An Ambert alert that was issued yesterday for two missing Ponchatoula boys has been canceled after the children were found unharmed in Santa Rosa County, Florida. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy James Travis says the children were reported missing Tuesday and the Amber Alert was issued Wednesday…
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The children’s mother is the kidnapping suspect. Authorities are still searching for 38-year-old Shawntel Heck.