The Louisiana Department of Health is proposing to add COVID-19 vaccines to the list of required shots for some students. It’s a move Governor John Bel Edwards supports.
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Edwards says it will be mandated to the extent that other vaccines are mandated but only when the FDA gives the vaccine full authorization for children.
It’s said that parents could opt out of the requirement for their child by simply signing a statement of exemption.
Attorney General Jeff Landry is clearly opposed to the COVID-19 mandate for students.
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The proposal will be reviewed by the state’s Health and Welfare Committee before a decision is made to move forward. A date for the committee meeting has not been set.
President Biden orders 50 million barrels of oil to be released from the strategic reserve in an effort to reduce gas prices, but if you’re hoping this will impact your Thanksgiving travel, it won’t. The barrels won’t hit the market until mid to late December. LSU Center for Energy Studies, Executive Director David Dismukes says prices were already on course to correct themselves.
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As the pandemic continues to wane, the cruise business is picking back up in places like New Orleans. Jessica Ragusa, communications director with the Port of New Orleans, says next year should be a record year for cruising out of the Big Easy.
By comparison in 2019, there were 251 cruises out of New Orleans, involving both ocean-going vessels and river cruises.