COVId Hospitalizations increased by another 135 today to more than 1,500 statewide. Brooke Thorington has more from State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter on how hospitals are reacting.
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Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise doesn’t think the COVID vaccine should be mandatory, but he recommends it…
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Scalise received his first dose last week.

Starting on August 9th, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will begin accepting applications from Louisiana fishermen and others in the industry who incurred economic revenue losses greater than 35-percent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wildlife and Fisheries biologist Jason Froeba says they have 12-million dollars in financial assistance available…
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Applications are available on the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries website.

Nicholls State has received a 500-thousand dollar grant that will be used on coastal research. Director of coastal initiatives at Nicholls, John Doucet, says they’ll use the money to study coastal ridges in the Barataria-Terrebonne estuary and their role in preserving the coast….
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The research will start this fall and continue through 2023.