The World Health Organization says COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, which marks a historic end to the pandemic. But LSU Health New Orleans Infectious Disease specialist, Dr. Fred Lopez says those who are 65 and older or immunocompromised they should remain diligent about their COVID vaccines.
He says the country averages 200 COVID deaths daily.
New Iberia Police are investigating a shooting incident that left a 5-year old injured at a Raceway on LA-14 Thursday morning. Sergeant Daesh Hughes says officers received a call of a child shot in a vehicle.
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The shooting happened when the mother went in the gas station and left the kids in the car.
Dennis Maliq Barnes, a 16-year-old senior who holds the Guinness Book of World Records for receiving $9 million in scholarship offers from 125 colleges, has decided to attend Cornell University. Teiko Foxx has more.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry says consumers tricked into paying for free their federal tax return on TurboTax will begin receiving checks this month. Landry says it impacts just over 60,000 customers in Louisiana. Most consumers can expect to receive around $30.