The application deadline for the federal Blue Roof Program is quickly approaching for those still looking to protect their properties after Hurricane Ida. Lt. Colonel Robert Warren Green says contractors have already installed at least 10-thousand no-cost Blue Roofs in the parishes impacted by Ida, and they’re moving at a pretty rapid pace.
Cut 5 (12) “…we’ve had installed.”
The deadline is September 30th.
The FBI is out with a report that shows the murder rate climbed nearly 30-percent last year. That’s the largest jump in six decades when the agency began recording crime statistics. Criminologist Peter Scharf, with the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, tells us the rate is even higher locally.
Cut 7 (10) “…of criminal justice.”
So far there’s only been guidance for a booster shot for the Pfizer COVID vaccine and not the other two, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson used in the United States. While some data might indicate less of a need for a Moderna booster, Tulane epidemiologist Dr. Susan Hassig says it’s hard to compare the long-term efficacy of the vaccines at this point.
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is encouraging Mardi Gras krewes to vaccinate before the 2022 carnival season. Mardi Gras Guide publisher Arthur Hardy says the news is encouraging and the more people who are vaccinated the more likely we are to have a safer Mardi Gras and with the pandemic and two catastrophic hurricane seasons, there’s a great need to let loose and catch some beads.