Health officials are concerned Louisiana is vulnerable to the Delta variant as 34-percent of the state’s population is fully vaccinated from COVID-19, one of the lowest percentages in the country. State health officer Doctor Joe Kanter is also urging people to complete their vaccine series…
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The delta variant has shown to be more contagious and more potent.

The United Health Foundation’s Health Disparities Report finds there’s been a 40-percent increase in multiple chronic conditions in female adults when you compare data from 2011 to 2019. United Health Group C-M-O Doctor Ana Fuentevilla (fwent-uh-vee-uh)
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There was also a 33 percent increase in depression among Louisiana adults who reported only having a high school diploma.

A Plaquemine man has been arrested for impersonating a police officer in Assumption Parish. Brooke Thorington reports the man was charged after he pulled over an actual deputy.
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The city of Alexandria will not put on a public fireworks show this weekend. Council members say they would rather use the 15-thousand dollars on other things. But there will be a fireworks show across the river. Pineville will host one on Saturday night at Lake Buhlow.