No mayor in the modern history of New Orleans has lost re-election and LaToya Cantrell’s bid for a second term won’t apparently change that. Dr. Edward Chervenak, director of the UNO Survey Research Center, says Cantrell’s approval rating is running high based on a telephone survey of 605 likely voters in Orleans Parish
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He says 30 percent disapproved of her job performance. Chervenak says Cantrell should easily win re-election on November 13th.
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 the impacts of long COVID. Pennington Lead Investigator John Kirwan says they will compare blood samples of a control group to those who have symptoms of long COVID.
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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry was in Bossier City to announce a new program in the fight against the opioid epidemic. Landry says they’ve partnered with the Meals on Wheels program in Bossier City to supply seniors with drug disposal pouches that can be used to throw away old prescriptions…
Landry says the opioid epidemic is resulting in increased crime and deaths.
LSU Coach Ed Orgeron says quarterback Myles Brennan is entering the NCAA transfer portal, giving the former starter a chance to find a place where he can start next season and put up some numbers for the NFL scouts…