Over 500 people are hospitalized in Louisiana with COVID for the first time since March 10th. LSU Health Shreveport Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. John Vanchiere this new surge is driven by the more transmissible and virulent Delta variant, and while available vaccines do offer a lot of protection against the variant, they aren’t perfect…
1,500 new positive COVID tests were also reported today.
National gun rights organizations are hoping a last-minute campaign to sway lawmakers into heading back to Baton Rouge to override the Governor’s veto of constitutional carry legislation will pay off. National Association for Gun Rights spokesperson Chris Stone says if the veto stands Louisiana will be a regional outlier…
A 49-year-old Franklin man is under arrest for allegedly severely burning a woman and killing a small child. State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says the female victim was able to tell responders that she and Derwin Hamilton were involved in an argument before Hamilton attacked them…
The child is reportedly Hamilton’s grand-nephew.
In northwest Louisiana, the Jimmie Davis Bridge along Highway 511 that crossed the Red River in Bossier and Caddo Parishes will be closed over the weekend for scheduled repairs. DOTD Spokesperson Erin Buchannan says work will begin on Friday at 8 pm.
They expect work will be completed by 6 am on Monday.