A House Health And Welfare Committee voted 13-2 to reject the Governor’s effort to add the COVID vaccine to the list of shots required to attend schools in Louisiana. Attorney General Jeff Landy says it’s an overreach of the Department of Health because they are also dictating who can attend K-12 public schools.
Parents have the ability to request permission for their child to opt-out of the vaccine requirement for any of the vaccines on the shot list for schools.
Governor Edwards says he still stands by the plan to add the COVID vaccine for the school year beginning August 2022. Right now, it only applies to ages 16 and older because it’s only received full authorization for that age group by the FDA. Several opponents of the vaccine requirement voiced their opinions at the committee meeting today.
The Senate Select Committee on State Police Oversight held its first meeting 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.
Hurricane victims from this year and last continue to struggle with insurance companies on getting paid for their storm claims. Houma Senator Mike Fesi advises frustrated policyholders to call the Louisiana Department of Insurance and voice your complaints…