A New Orleans sports reporter and the NFL Network are reporting Saints head coach Sean Payton will announce he is retiring from pro football today. David Grubb has more…:

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A Baton Rouge man who barricaded himself inside his burning home Sunday night, and fired shots at police and firemen as they tried to respond, was killed by a self –inflicted gunshot; not by burning or smoke. A coroner’s report on the remains of 41-year-old Kendrick Holland were conclusive. Holland’s reason for his actions are unknown.

With a large number of seniors living in nursing homes and other assisted living facilities facing potential infection from the COVID-19 Omicron variant, AARP Louisiana State Director, Denise Bottcher, is calling for immediate action to get them vaxxed. The AARP has been following CDC data closely, and Bottcher sees a straight line between vaccination and boosters to lower spikes among nursing home residents…:

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President of the Louisiana Restaurant Association Stan Harris, who also serves on the National Restaurant Association board, says eateries continue to struggle with the pandemic and its effects. He says they still very much need Restaurant Revitalization Funds replenished. He says restaurants are hemorrhaging employees to other lines of work…:

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