A new COVID virus variant has been detected in the state. Dr. Krista Queen Director- Viral Genomics and Surveillance at LSU Health Shreveport says they discovered the so-called B 1.630 variant in samples from the Baton Rouge area. She says this is a first for Louisiana, and less than 100 total cases have been detected across the USA…:

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Social Security benefits will increase by 5.9 percent with the Cost-of-Living Adjustment announced today by the agency. Troy Broussard, with AARP in Louisiana, says it marks the largest COLA in four decades…:

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It’s hard to think about the holidays when it still feels like summer, but one economist suggests getting in the holiday mode quick unless you want to hear “Bah! Humbug!” this year. Brooke Thorington explains…:

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Ascension Parish D.A. Ricky Babin says he’s likely to ask for the death penalty for accused cop-killer Matthew Mire. Mire is alleged to have shot and killed State Police Trooper Adam Gaubert and a Gonzales woman, and wounding three others during a violent spree early last Saturday morning. Mire will face charges in Ascension, Livingston and East Baton Rouge Parishes.