The state reports 2,081 COVID hospitalizations today; an increase of 82 from Wednesday and just under 15-thousand new cases. Governor Edwards continues to remind the public of the importance of being fully vaccinated and boosted with the Omicron variant. He says statistics show that being inoculated is in your favor.
43-year-old Caleb Barfield and 30-year-old Kimberly Breaux of Lake Charles were arrested after being found with over one-million dollars’ worth of illegal narcotics. Lake Charles Police Chief Shawn Caldwell says the seizure will save numerous lives because of the growing number of drug overdose deaths.
Two people have been arrested in connection to the murder and kidnapping of 27-year old Deven Brooks. Ball Police Chief Marshall Deen says Brooks’ body was found on Tuesday and officers say he was shot in the head. Deen credits good collaboration with the Alexandria Police Department in making an arrest so quickly…
Brooks’ body was located along the Red River.
A new report from the personal finance website “WalletHub” ranks Louisiana among the worst states in which to raise a family. WalletHub data analyst Jill Gonzales says factors like health & safety, education, cost of childcare, poverty, and child mortality were all considered…:
Cut 3 (07) “…raising a family.”
To see the full report visit WalletHub’s website.