Senator Bill Cassidy expects the Senate will vote today on a 1.2 trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure package that he helped craft. Cassidy says the plan is a big win for Louisiana…
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Cassidy’s colleague Senator John Kennedy opposes the bill and disputes the six billion dollar figure, arguing instead it is closer to 1.2 billion dollars.

In addition to the loss of smell and reduced breathing capacity, another side effect of COVID for some is erectile dysfunction. LSU Health New Orleans Urologist Dr. Matthew Mutter says when a man is fighting COVID it causes a systemic inflammatory response throughout the body.
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Mutter says it’s too early to tell if ED is a permanent or temporary side effect of COVID,

Attorney General Jeff Landry argues Governor Edwards does not have the authority to mandate masks in K-through-12 public schools. Landry says this policy is solely the jurisdiction of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and local school boards.…
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Edwards calls Landry’s opinion completely wrong and accused him of undermining public confidence in mitigation measures.
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BESE meets next week and masks in the classroom is expected to be discussed.