10:30 LRN Newscast

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has told krewe members to get vaccinated in order for Mardi Gras parades to roll in 2022. It’s a sign the city plans on hosting parades next year. Mardi Gras publisher Arthur Hardy…
cut 11 (10) “….bets are off”
Hardy says the more people who are vaccinated the more likely we are to have a safer Mardi Gras season.

At-risk adults who received Pfizer vaccine shots over six months ago can get a booster. What about those who received the Moderna vaccine? Tulane epidemiologist Doctor Susan Hassig says the majority of Moderna recipients in Louisiana are nursing home residents…
cut 15 (11) “…with Delta”

The deadline to request a blue tarp to cover up a damaged roof from Hurricane Ida is Thursday. Lt. Colonel Robert Green is with the U-S Army Corps of Engineers….
cut 6 (10) “…associated with that”
Green says they will install their 10-thousandth roof today. To have a blue tarp installed on your hurricane-damaged home call 888-ROOF-B-L-U.

The FBI says the nation’s murder rate climbed 30-percent in 2020, compared to the previous year. The single largest jump in the agency’s history of tracking crime stats. LSU School of Medicine Criminologist, Peter Scharf says don’t look for things to get any better until the criminal justice system, ranging from the cops on the beat to the courts, can be improved after events like George Floyd’s murder and growing distrust of police.
Cut 9 (10) “..a rough ride.”