House Health and Welfare vote 13-2 to reject a rule to add COVID vaccines to the state’s immunization schedule. The new rule would have initially only apply to students 16 and up at the start of the 2022 school year. Governor John Bel Edwards says it’s part of a larger effort to battle the pandemic.
Anti-vaccine activist and attorney Bobby Kennedy Jr, a guest of Attorney General Jeff Landy attended the committee meeting and told the committee instead of a four-year study, the Pfizer vaccine trial ended at six months and was given authorization by the FDA.
State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter stated that’s Kennedy’s presentation was a gross misinterpretation of the truth.
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. Lafayette Senator Gerald Boudreaux…
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 many of his constituents can’t even get a call back.
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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 claims.