The state health department reported 43-hundred new COVID cases yesterday and hospitalizations rose to 514. Chief of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health New Orleans, Doctor Julio Figueroa, says outcomes are better among those who are vaccinated and even though some folks may not be happy about it, the shot isn’t going anywhere…:
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When looking back at some of the big political stories that came out of 2021 in Louisiana, Republican Senator Bill Cassidy’s seeming turn on Donald Trump then vote on a big Democrat spending bill stands out. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says those actions by Cassidy made him less popular at home…:
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The East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office says they have located the 2-year-old who disappeared with his father over the Christmas weekend causing State Police to issue an endangered child alert. They say Carson Hollingsworth was found in good condition at a camp in St. Martin Parish and the father, Orin Hollingsworth was arrested for cruelty to a juvenile.

If you’re planning to end the year with a bang, you might want to shop earlier than usual for your fireworks, thanks to supply chain issues…:
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