Tomorrow is the deadline for lawmakers to turn in ballots to cancel the upcoming veto override session. LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says we’ve started to see some powerful out-of-state interest groups get involved in the lobbying process in favor of a session, particularly the NRA and the National Association for Gun Rights.
New COVID numbers doubled from Tuesday to 1,936 new cases today. Research indicates 70 to 80-percent of the population should be fully vaccinated But State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says Louisiana and other states are failing to hit the mark.
The state also reports 468 currently hospitalized with COVID
Students will be returning to the classroom in less than three weeks and there are growing concerns with the Delta variants and a surge in COVID Case numbers on the rise. Senator and Physician Bill Cassidy encourages more people to get vaccinated and has strong feels on students returning to the classroom.
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Cassidy says the CDC recommends that students return to the classroom, and he says we should follow their guidelines.
Congressman Garret Graves was the last candidate to run against former Governor Edwin Edwards, beating Edwards in the 2014 race for the 6th Congressional District seat.
The race came just a few years after Edwards got out of prison and Graves says Edwards’ legacy loomed large over the contest…
Edwards will lie in state Saturday at the state capitol.