The state Health Department reported a single-day record high of just over 14-thousand new coronavirus cases and 12 new deaths today. Gov. John Bel Edwards says many of these new cases are reinfections…:
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The CDC says more than 90-percent of Louisiana coronavirus cases are the Omicron variant.
Convicted in December of eight sex crime counts, former St. Tammany Parish sheriff Jack Strain is asking a judge to either acquit him or order a new trial. Strain’s attorney argues there was insufficient evidence with which to convict him. Strain’s sentencing is coming on January 18th.
State Fire Marshal Butch Browning suggests we all use the New Year as a reminder to test and check the batteries in our smoke and CO2 alarms. In a majority of fatal fires in Louisiana, the homes had no working smoke detectors.
It’s Twelfth Night, or King Day, as some call it – which means time to start enjoying King Cake. Brooke Thorington has more…:
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Amid the latest surge in coronavirus cases, the state Department of Corrections suspends visitation at Louisiana’s eight state-run prisons. The suspension starts today and will continue until further notice. During this time, the DOC will offer inmates two free video phone calls per week to ensure inmates have continued connection to family and friends.