New Iberia will throw a parade tonight to celebrate one of its own as pole vaulter Morgan LeLeux has qualified for the US Olympic team. LeLeux competed as a pole vaulter at Georgia and U-L Lafayette. She’s been dreaming about the Olympics since she was a little girl…
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If you’re planning on being on the water this holiday weekend be sure you have a sober driver at the helm. Brooke Thorington has more on Operation Dry Water.
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The first confirmed case of the Delta-plus coronavirus variant in Louisiana was discovered this week.
Delta-plus is thought to share the same highly transmissible qualities as the standard Delta variant while being even less easily neutralized by antibodies. Ochsner Health Research Scientist Amy
Feehan says Only 35 percent of the state is fully vaccinated and She says the longer that number remains woefully low, the higher the chance more of these increasingly dangerous variants develop.
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The case was linked to a New Orleans resident who tested positive for COVID-19 in early June.
Feehan says the good news for those who are vaccinated is that you likely have a high level of protection even against this new plus variant. Regardless Feehan says she’s still going to play it safe…
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Against the standard Delta variant, those who are fully vaccinated are thought to have about 90 percent protection from the virus, while those who’ve only received one shot only have about 32 percent protection.