Governor John Bel Edwards will hold a press conference at 3 PM to discuss the state’s response to a fourth COVID surge. The Louisiana Health Department reports COVID hospitalizations have increased by 671 from June 19th to 913. Ochsner Health CEO Warner Thomas says 97-percent of their admissions with COVID are unvaccinated individuals…
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36-percent of the state’s population is fully vaccinated. Jill Gonzales with the personal-finance website WalletHub says the state’s low vaccination rate is impacting the economy…
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The governor said in a radio interview yesterday that the state is heading in the wrong direction in a hurry when it comes to COVID.

Louisiana Republican Party Chairman Louis Gurvich says the failure to override any of the governor’s vetoes must have consequences. Gurvich threatened recalls and suggested there be electoral challenges against Republicans who broke rank. LSU Shreveport Political Science Professor Jeffery Sadow…
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Three Republican Senators changed their regular session support for “constitutional carry” legislation and one didn’t show up for the vote. On the transgender sports ban, Kenner Representative Joe Stagni joined Democrats in voting against the veto override.

Attorney General Jeff Landry says Louisiana will receive 325-million dollars to help treat opioid patients as the result of a 26-billion dollar agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors and another company that manufactured and marketed opioids. Landry says the agreement resolves investigations and litigations, but not before thousands have lost their lives during the opioid epidemic…
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