During his annual State Of The State address, Governor John Bel Edwards announces he will not extend his COVID health emergency order. When it expires Wednesday, all state mandates and restrictions will lift. Louisiana reports just over 16, 900 COVID-related deaths over the two year pandemic. The Governor says this was a decision he didn’t make lightly…:
CUT 13 (12) “…proclamation.”
Louisiana mark 2 years today since the first CVOVID death in our state was reported. Mr. Edwards says just because the emergency order is ending doesn’t mean COVID is over.
Lawmen in Baton Rouge searching for a missing woman and her child find two bodies today. The remains were found in opposite ends of the city, but police believe they may be connected with the disappearance of the 24-year-old woman and her two-year-old son. They’ve been missing since March 5th. Neither body has been identified as yet.
Lake Charles Senator Jeremy Stine is pushing a storm victims’ insurance reform package in his first legislative session, because – he says – homeowners are fed up….:
CUT 06 (12) “…insurance industry.”
Stine says he has bills that increase the penalties for insurance companies who fail to provide payment on a timely basis and double the fine a company could receive if the Insurance Commissioner determines they are acting in bad faith.
The firing of LSU basketball coach Will Wade is shaking up the sports world, but will the university and the program manage? Political pundit James Carville is an LSU alum and a super fan. He feels impacts from Wade’s firing will subside as the Tigers enter the NCAA tourney this Friday night against Iowa State…:
CUT 11 (09) “…really well.”