Several major business groups support the Governor’s reinstatement of an indoor mask mandate fearing the economic fallout that could occur should the Delta surge get out of control…
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Chief of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health New Orleans Doctor Julio Figueroa says if you’ve been recently infected, pay attention to anything out of the ordinary and discuss with your physician…
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State health officials are warning that the Delta variant appears to impact children much more than the original strain of coronavirus. Children’s Hospital Chief Academic Officer Dr. Mark Kline says a lot more kids are getting sick with COVID than at any time before.
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Governor Edwards says of the 11,000 cases reported since Friday over 2,000 of them were children.

The Louisiana Department of Revenue says they’ve sent out 12-thousand letters to individuals and businesses advising them to claim their refunds before they are transferred to the Unclaimed Property Division of the state treasurer’s office. L-D-R spokesperson Byron Henderson says to claim the refund, complete and return to LDR the voucher in the Notice of Unclaimed Property letter that was sent last week. Henderson says taxpayers have until September 15th to claim this money…
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