Ochsner Health says it now has 81-percent of its employees vaccinated against COVID, but the deadline to reach total vaccination is looming. Here’s Brooke Thorington…:

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State Police report a Houma city policeman was killed this morning in a Terrebonne Parish car crash. Troop C says 21-year-old Officer Austin Bush was driving his police unit on State Highway 648, when he hit a roadside log and careened into a ditch filled with water. The crash is under investigation.

Happy Birthday to Governor John Bel Edwards, who turns 55 today. When asked about the milestone during his monthly “Ask the Governor” statewide radio show, Mr. Edwards said he plans to continue to serve the state once his term ends in 2023… but not in politics…:

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COVID-19. The state reports over 1600 new cases this week; the lowest weekly new case count since mid-July. Hospitalizations have dropped to just over 1400. Ochsner Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Hart credits the wearing of masks AND the recent increase in vaccinations…:

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Just under about half of the state’s people have been vaccinated.