State health officials have revoked the licenses of the nursing homes that evacuated over 800 residents to a warehouse in Tangiaphoa Parish. Seven deaths have been linked to the evacuation as conditions inside the warehouse deteriorated due to a lack of supplies, space and staff. L-D-H executive counsel Stephen Russo says an initial attempt at inspecting the warehouse was rebuffed…
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Businessman Bob Dean owns the nursing homes located in Orleans, Lafourche, Jeffferson and Terrebonne parishes.

Senator John Kennedy says he’s never seen the kind of damage Hurricane Ida caused and he’s received assurances from the President that the federal government will provide the resources to get Louisianians back on their feet…
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The state’s top election official has asked the governor to postpone the fall elections by a month….
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Ardoin says local election officials and civic groups support pushing back the October primary to November and holding the general election in December. Two constitutional amendments, three legislative sets and the New Orleans mayoral race are on the October ballot.