Governor Edwards announces the lifting of capacity restrictions on businesses, restaurants, bars, gyms, salons, and retailers effective Thursday, April 1st. The mask mandate remains in place, but capacity limits have been lifted in various settings. Bars are still required to have table seating and operating hours can be extended, the decision to extend hours will be a parish decision.
LSU head football coach Ed Orgeron, speaking on ESPN 104-5, says he does not remember speaking to an elderly Superdome worker who testified to lawmakers that she was the victim of sexual harassment by former running back Derrius Guice. Orgeron says he’s deeply upset by Gloria Scott’s testimony…
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Scott said she reported the incident to the university and Orgeron called her asking her to forgive Guice.
The federal government approves disaster food stamps for 23 parishes severely impacted by the winter storms in February. DCFS Assistant Secretary of Family Support Shavana Howard says if you lost food because of power outages during the winter storms from February 15th to the 18th you may be eligible.
Visit their website to preregister for disaster SNAP benefits.
Today is National Doctor’s Day and Chancellor of the LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Dr. G-E Ghali says the pandemic highlights the importance and shortage of physicians all over the country. Ghali says when you look at the state, it doesn’t appear to have a shortage of physicians, however…