In the 12 months since Louisiana saw its first COVID case, treatment has come a long way. Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Chief of Hospital Medicine Dr. Mike Sewell says the current case fatality rate is far lower than it was at the beginning of the pandemic when it was as high as four percent in New Orleans…
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Sewell says they’ve learned extensive ventilator use and hydroxychloroquine are ineffective ways to treat COVID, while injecting monoclonal antibodies into high-risk patients when they are suffering from mild symptoms has worked.

Pharmacies are scheduling more and more COVID vaccine appointments. Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association President Randall Johnson…
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Individuals as young 16 years old with certain health conditions are now eligible to get vaccinated. Go to covid-vaccine-dot-la-dot-gov to locate a provider.

The State Senate Select Committee on Women and Children meets today to discuss the handling of sexual assault cases on college campuses. Matt Doyle has more…
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Human remains found near Franklin in early January have been identified as belonging to 39-year-old Casey Marie Collins of the Lafayette area. St. Mary Parish authorities say the investigation is now considered a homicide. Anyone with information should contact the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office.