On Friday Governor John Bel Edwards issued a statewide mask advisory as COVID cases and hospitalizations continue to surge. Edwards says only about 40 percent of the state is fully vaccinated and that woefully low number is driving this preventable fourth wave…
For vaccine information and locations visit LDH.LA-gov forward slash coronavirus.
Since the start of the pandemic, the Cleveland Clinic reports there’s been a rise in the number of young people with eating disorders. LSU Health Sciences Center Professor of Public Health Dr. Melinda Sothern says there needs to be a change in the way society looks at relationships with food…
The number of opioid overdose deaths has increased by 60-percent in the state and now Louisiana 2-1-1 is able to point you in the right direction to assist with opioid addiction. President and CEO of Louisiana Association of United Ways, Sarah Berthelot (Birth a lot) says they can direct you to local resources, like treatment centers…
You can also Text OPIOID to 898-211.
Texas and Oklahoma have informed the Big 12 today they are leaving and will not renew the contractual agreement that binds conference members until 2025. This is the first official step in the Longhorns and Sooners’ anticipated move to the SEC. 24-7 sports college football writer Brandon Marcello.