Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry and several GOP legislators are pushing back against a Louisiana Department of Health proposal to require the COVID vaccine among the vaccines needed for children to attend school. Currently, children five and up can get a COVID vaccine, but Governor Edwards says as of now, the vaccine requirement will only be for teenagers…
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The FDA has yet to fully approve the COVID vaccine for those under 16.

A three-vehicle crash yesterday morning along Highway 1 in Avoyelles Parish that claimed the life of an eight-year-old remains under investigation. State Trooper Casey Wallace says the child that died was a passenger in a vehicle attempting to turn left into a private drive and was struck from behind by a commercial vehicle…
cut 13 (09) “..exact road”
Wallace says the child was restrained in the vehicle but was pronounced dead at the scene.

In an effort to reduce gasoline prices President Biden orders 50 million barrels to be released from the strategic reserve. Brooke Thorington has more from an energy expert who says it’s too little, too late.
Cut 1 (31) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

The cruise ship industry is returning to New Orleans. Port of New Orleans spokesperson Jessica Ragusa says they expect a record 285 sailings next year and nearly one-million passenger movements, which is great news for the Big Easy’s economy…
cut 8 (05) “…passengers are spending”
She says that includes 300-thousand hotel room nights alone over a year’s time in New Orleans, with most guests traveling into the city from out of state.