The U-S Interior Department is moving forward with plans to hold a Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease auction, possibly in October. The President placed a moratorium on new lease sales soon after entering office, but a federal judge ruled in June it should be lifted. The Biden Administration previously said reducing domestic oil and gas production was key to limiting global warming. But Louisiana Oil and Gas Association President Mike Moncla says…
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There are statewide elections in October and November, but Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says there are no plans to expand absentee-by-mail voting or adding more early voting days. He says there are vaccines available this year, unlike last year and voters can also mask up…
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The state health department reports a child under the age of one has died from COVID-19. Also, the weekly death toll from the coronavirus has reached its highest point since the pandemic’s first wave in the spring of 2020. State Health Officer Doctor Joe Kanter calls this news heartbreaking.

Fans will enter Tiger Stadium in a little over two weeks but with new COVID policies to make the experience as safe as possible. Brooke Thorington has more.
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