A plan to streamline COVID vaccination protocols is under consideration. The FDA advisory panel is recommending a move towards an annual vaccination routine similar to flu shots. In New Orleans, Tulane University epidemiologist Doctor Susan Hassig says such a plan could encourage those skeptical of the vaccine to get protected…:

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Perhaps you’ve seen the TV ads of Lafayette business woman Katie Bernhardt that seem to tease she’ll run for governor. Some state Democrats are angry that the woman who is the chair of the state party would make such a move, and call for her to step down, if she intends to run. Some feel her ambition is a conflict of interests; her own and the party’s. Still, others feel Bernhardt is a proven leader and fundraiser, and would do the Democrats proud. So far, she has not announced a run for governor.

The President of Southeastern Louisiana University, in Hammond, says he will retire at the end of the current school year. Dr. John Crain has been SELU President since 2009, and has been a faculty member for over 35 years. Crain says he’s proud of his time leading the university, but he’s reaching a new chapter in his life…:

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Crain says, in some ways, retirement is a “bittersweet proposition” for him. He says he announced it now, so a proper search could be done to find SELU’s next president. Crain will step down at the end of the school year.

…and now a look at commodity prices…