Hundreds of workers at Ochsner Health facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi are fired for not getting the COVID vaccine, though 99 percent of all staff members have. Tulane Health Care Economist, Charles Stoecker (STECK-er)…”

CUT 12(08)      “…COVID to you.”

Most of the 280 people terminated are contract employees who work on an as-needed basis. Those employees in good standing would be eligible for rehire once they get the jab.

State Police say they’ve been busy nabbing drug runners on state highways. In the last month, they’ve made dozens of arrests and seized over $6-million in illegal drugs. Trooper William Huggins says despite that it is hard to tell how much they’re NOT catching…:

CUT 11(08)      “…focused on it.”

Governor Edwards held a briefing today to discuss the Omicron variant which was designated a “variant of concern” just a week ago. Brooke Thorington has more…:

CUT 01(31)      “…Thorington.”

Deputies in Ascension Parish say a man found shot to death inside a pickup on I-10 late Thursday night was victim of a dispute that started miles away. The bullet-riddled vehicle was stopped in the roadway near the Highway 73 exit; blocking all three lanes. The driver was alive, the passenger dead at the scene. An investigation is underway.