LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center, along with LSU Health New Orleans and Tulane Health Sciences will take part in a National Institutes of Health study on COVID long haulers. Pennington Lead Investigator Dr. John Kirwan says they will compare blood samples of a control group to those who suffer from COVID symptoms for a long period of time.
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As many as 30-percent of COVID patients experience symptoms that last at least a month.

There are now four casinos regulated by the state taking legal sports bets. Yesterday L’Auberge Casino in Baton Rouge and Boomtown Casino in Harvey joined Harrah’s in New Orleans and Horseshoe Casino in Bossier City who began on Sunday. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser hopes sports betting in Louisiana will help tourism…
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The state’s Shot for 100 program to incentivize people to get their first COVID shot has been extended for another month until November 30th. More from Dave Brannen.
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The state health department reported another 15-hundred coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing the total since the pandemic started to 760-thousand. the number of people hospitalized due to COVID is down to 271.