In addition to storm recovery, it also appears that southwest Louisiana is battling two COVID issues, a higher concentration of the UK variant and a lower per capita vaccination rate. Medical Director for the area Lacey Cavanaugh says while they are concerned about the more transmissible variant, they also have a lab to test for it.
Drew Brees will be a studio analyst for “Football Night in America” on Sunday nights with NBC Sports and a color analyst for Notre Dame football games. Brees says he hopes fans can learn something about the game from his analysis.
The attorney representing the family of Tommie McGlothen Jr., the black man who died after an incident with police officers, filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Shreveport, the police chief and officers involved Tuesday. Attorney James Carter says the four officers named in the suit, were charged by a grand jury in Caddo Parish last fall with negligent homicide and malfeasance.
McGlothen, who had a known mental condition, passed away after the incident in April.
Neighboring states Texas and Mississippi have done away with their mask mandates and instead are merely recommending their citizens wear masks when necessary. But Governor John Bel Edwards says that approach doesn’t work…
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Edwards says masks are still necessary as not enough people are vaccinated yet.