As of today’s Department of Health update, more than 10,000 Louisianans are reported to have died from COVID-19. Early on in the pandemic, there was widespread misinformation calling COVID-19 no worse than the common flu. Governor Edwards says that’s been completely debunked.
But on the bright side, today Louisiana crossed the one million mark for people who’ve received at least one vaccine dose.
Bad weather is on the way starting tomorrow. Christopher Bannon with the National Weather Service in New Orleans says a flash flood risk exists both tomorrow and Wednesday for southeast Louisiana as a cold front stall over the area
We’ve got a runoff in the hotly contested race for the 2nd Congressional District between New Orleans State Senators Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter. Carter secured 36 percent and Peterson won 23 percent while Baton Rouge activist Gary Chambers surprised many by nearly upsetting Peterson and winning 21 percent. JMC Analytics Publisher John Couvillon says one peculiar thing to note about the race: Peterson took third place in her home district…
The runoff is set for April 24th.
But there won’t be a runoff in the 5th district after Julia Letlow won outright Saturday with 65 percent of the vote. The seat was previously won by her husband Luke Letlow, who passed away from COVID in December before being sworn in…