Nursing homeowner Bob Dean is facing criminal charges for the 2021 evacuation of seven of his facilities to a Tangipahoa Parish warehouse during Hurricane Ida. More than a dozen patients died shortly afterward. Among the charges is cruelty to the infirm and Dean’s attorney John McLindon says his client was unable to travel to Louisiana due to the storm.
The Louisiana Conservative Caucus is pushing for a veto override session. Caucus Chairman and Winnfield Representative Jack McFarland says ballots will go out to lawmakers on July 1st. Lawmakers have until July 16th to decide whether they want to hold veto override session.
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Today marks 50 years since the signing of Title IX, which expanded athletic opportunities for girls and women across the country. Minden native, Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes, who is now commissioner of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, says she greatly benefited from the expansion when she was a student and she looks forward to an even brighter future for the next generation.
It’s National Hydration Day. Louisiana Department of Health’s Regional Medical Director for the Greater New Orleans area, Doctor Shantel Hebert-Magee says we need to drink 8 to 10 glasses of water a day, and while there are some who don’t like the taste of water, but there are ways to improve the taste…
With the current heat wave health officials are encouraging you to monitor your hydration.