Louisiana is not out of the COVID woods just yet. 114 people were hospitalized statewide due to the virus as of Wednesday…the highest figure in the state since March 24. Speaking during his Ask the Governor radio show, John Bel Edwards expressed his concern with the recent rise in cases…
Cut 10 (12) “…certainly increasing.”
Despite those concerns, Edwards says the Louisiana Department of Health will not add the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for school children, citing a lack of full approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

Also, the governor said on his monthly call-in show, that he believes the bill to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports is unnecessary, but will not say if he’ll veto it this year. The Senate is expected to give final legislative approval to this bill soon.

New Orleans Representative Royce Duplessis is trying to prevent the release of a mug shot to the media after a person is arrested. His bill was approved in the House, but Senate Governmental Affairs Chairwoman Sharon Hewitt amended the legislation in her committee so that the mug shot will be released if the person commits a violent crime…
cut 8 (11) “….be used”
The bill is heading to the Senate floor for more discussion.

Turkey Creek Senator Heather Cloud’s legislation that would require juvenile offenders to be assessed and secured as either low, medium or high-risk individuals in an effort to reduce the violence occurring at juvenile justice facilities is moving closer to final legislative passage. Cloud says evaluating and housing juvenile inmates based on a tiered system will be safer for guards and other detainees…:
Cut 6 (08) “…in that facility.”