Even though there’s a lawsuit challenging the vaccine mandate Ochsner says they are going ahead with the mandate with the exception of their facilities in Shreveport in Monroe. Last week the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport ruled unvaccinated employees can’t be fired while the mandate is being challenged in court. Jimmy Faircloth, an attorney representing Ochsner employees, says it was a surprising move.
Ochsner issued a statement this morning.
November marks the last official month of the Atlantic hurricane season. State Climatologist Barry Keim expects the month to be quiet tropical-wise.
Cut 13 (08) “…occurred in 1861.”
Subtropical storm Wanda formed in the Atlantic yesterday, exhausting the list of named storms, Wanda should not impact Louisiana whatsoever.
Governor John Bel Edwards is in Scotland this week and LSU climate change policy expert Edward Richards says while there it would be nice if Louisiana could attract green industries, something he believes the governor is hoping to do while in Scotland.
A new study from the website “Jerry,” ranks Louisiana the worst state to own an electric car. Lakshmi Iyengar (LUCK-shmee EYE-en-gar) is a data scientist for the auto insurance shopping help site. She says Louisiana has virtually NO infrastructure – fewer than 8 ports per 100-thousand people, which causes range anxiety…
The top three states in which to own an electric car are Massachusetts, Vermont, and California.