The state Supreme Court will hear the case of a Baton Rouge area pastor that refused to shut down church services during the COVID lockdown. Tony Spell is fighting criminal charges for violating Governor Edwards’ limits on gatherings in 2020. The case made national headlines; some painting Spell as a careless nut, and some depicting him as a hero putting faith over public policy. Spell alleges the governor’s order violate the right to assemble under the First Amendment. A hearing date has not been set.

We all know job burnout can be a serious problem, but it can be even worse among health care workers. So says a study by LSU Health’s Dr. Brad Speiler, who says burnout affects over 50-percent of health care professionals. He says burnout is considered an illness, with its own billing code…:

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He says COVID has only made it worse.

Tucked inside the infrastructure bill recently signed by the President, there’s a pilot program to lower the age for interstate truckers from 21 to 18.  More from Dave Brannen…:

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Who didn’t love the good old buffet at Popeye’s? It’s the end of an era as the very last Popeye’s buffet anywhere – on Pinhook Road in Lafayette – has closed for good. Blame the COVID pandemic and the closure of Popeye’s dining room to guests. Management says – even after the pandemic – it will not return.