Governor Edwards wants to add the COVID vaccine to the list of shots to attend public schools K-12 and higher education. But it’s garnered opposition at the House Health and Welfare Committee. Brooke Thorington has more
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The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus is showing up in more and more places. Mississippi is reporting a case of Omicron where the individual was fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Hurricane victims from 2020 and 2021 continue to struggle with insurance companies on getting paid for their storm damage claims. Houma Senator Mike Fesi says he expects a lot of legislation will be considered in the 2022 regular session on how they can force insurance companies to provide timely claim responses.
The Senate Select Committee on State Police Oversight held its first meeting today. The senators are reviewing L-S-P’s use of force policies as the state agency has come under fire after several documented cases of Troopers beating up Black motorists. Colonel Lamar Davis says several changes have been made since his appointment, but unfortunately, some of the changes can’t take place overnight…
Davis has headed up the LSP for just over a year.