A quarter of Louisianans have received at least one vaccine dose so far, good for 40th in the country per capita according to the CDC. The state health department has launched the Bring Back Louisiana Campaign as a way to get people vaccinated. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says they are using tracking data to figure out where mass vaccination events are needed most.
A former middle school principal in Lafourche Parish has been arrested for having sexual relations with a teenager. Captain Brennan Matherne with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office says their detectives got word that 44-year-old Ashleigh Landry of Raceland had exchanged inappropriate messages with a teenage boy…
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The NBA trade deadline has passed and the Pelicans have traded veteran shooting guard JJ Redick to the Dallas Mavericks for a second-round pick and two forwards in James Johnson and Wesley Iwundu. Despite a number of rumors to the contrary, the Pels will keep guard Lonzo Ball, who is a restricted free agent this summer.