The House approves legislation that would allow St. Tammany voters the chance to vote on whether or not a waterfront casino should be built just outside Slidell. The bill was brought by Slidell Representative Mary DuBuisson who quoted recent survey results indicating local support for the right to vote on the issue.
It was social media that two women used to sell fraudulent Motor Vehicle Inspection stickers and it was also social media that helped them get caught. State Police Trooper Taylor Scrantz says they have arrested and charged Louvenia Allen of Baton Rouge and Yakeiva Hicks of New Orleans with forgery, computer fraud, and criminal conspiracy.
Senator Bill Cassidy says news of the revised CDC guidelines that fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear face masks is long overdue. The physician says when studies show fully vaccinated individuals are unable to transmit the virus to others he doesn’t understand why the CDC delayed.
Tulane Epidemiologist Doctor Susan Hassig says the new CDC’s recommendations should reassure individuals who are inoculated.
Both physicians hope the revisions will encourage more to get vaccinated.