Despite voting for President Biden’s recently passed Infrastructure Bill, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy says he cannot support the “Build Back Better” bill. Cassidy says the Democrats are disingenuously selling the legislation to American’s as costing about $2-trillion, and the Congressional Budget Office scores the act otherwise.
Cut 5 (11) “…when adjusted for inflation.”
Governor John Bel Edwards says despite a House committee’s vote against adding the COVID vaccine to the school immunization schedule he still plans to do so. The rule will go into effect for the Fall of 2022 school year and like all vaccines, parents have the ability for their child to opt-out.
Cut 13 (10) “…change that.”
For now, the COVID vaccine would only be added to the list of shots required to attend school for those 16 and up, since the F-D-A has fully authorized the vaccine for those 16 and older.
Today begins the early signing day period for college football and LSU has signed the top two players in the state. Neville offensive tackle Will Campbell and St. Thomas More Quarterback Walker Howard. Campbell says he’s excited to play for new head coach Brian Kelly
LSU has also signed dynamic defensive end Quency Wiggins from Madison Prep High School.
We are 10 days away from Christmas and the options to mail gifts, so they’ll arrive on time are about to be limited. USPS Spokesperson David Walton says today is the last day to send packages via retail ground to arrive before December 25th.
Walton says this week is their busiest mailing, shipping, and delivery week of the year and they are estimating to deliver 29 million packages each day this week.