The Loyola Law School in New Orleans is creating a database of inmate deaths in Louisiana prisons. Matt Doyle on why this is important.
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Governor John Bel Edwards will hold a COVID briefing at 2:30 this afternoon. The governor is expected to give an update on the current Phase Three Health restrictions which expire tomorrow. On Monday COVID vaccine eligibility was opened to all residents sixteen and older.
Last year in St. Tammany Parish five infants died from unsafe sleeping conditions. St. Tammany Parish Corner Dr. Charles Preston says infant deaths from poor sleeping environments are not unique to St. Tammany Parish but is a problem nationwide. Preston says in Calcasieu Parish they have had a very successful program reducing infant death with a training program called Cribs for Kids.
You can sign up for the free training by calling the St. Tammany Parish Corner’s office.
Women in Louisiana on average pay $68 more a year for auto insurance than men regardless of their driving record, that’s according to The Zebra, the nation’s leading insurance comparison site. Real Reform Louisiana Executive Director Eric Holl says insurance companies in Louisiana can charge drivers rates based on almost anything they want.