The state health department has reported over 18-thousand new coronavirus cases over the past week and the number of COVID patients in the hospital yesterday saw its largest one-day increase since March 2020. Senator Bill Cassidy was asked about making the COVID vaccine mandatory and he says mandates for other vaccines already exist…
cut 10 (10) “….commonly done”
Meanwhile, the governor’s office says there are over six thousand nursing positions available on the Louisiana Workforce Commission’s Website. Dean of the LSU Health Sciences Center School of Medicine Steve Nelson says the need for nurses will only increase…
Cut 7 (10) “…accentuated that problem.”

Superstar gymnast Simone Biles has decided not to compete in tomorrow’s individual all-around event at the Summer Games. The decision comes on the heels of her dropping out of the team gymnastics finals because of mental health issues. Brooke Thorington spoke with a mental health expert about the example Biles is setting…
cut 3 (32) “…I’m Brooke Thorington’

Louisiana is once again under a heat advisory today as the heat index is expected to eclipse 105-degrees.