Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt officially joined the governor’s race today. Jeff Palermo reports she’s an underdog to make the runoff.
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Governor John Bel Edwards has asked the Pardon Board to hear the 56 cases from death row inmates seeking clemency. The Board refused to hear the cases, stating rules the cases had to be filed within a year of their last appeal ruling. The cases were filed after Governor Edwards stated he opposes the death penalty.
Louisiana Department of Health has released the first round of bonus payments to over 15 thousand direct support workers who served waiver participants during the pandemic. LDH Assistant Secretary Julie Foster Hagen says payments will be disbursed directly from the agency…
If you’re bitten by a Lone Star tick, you could develop an allergy to red meat. Dr. James Diaz with LSU Health New Orleans says animals carry the chemical Alpha-gal in their blood, and a tick can transmit the antibodies to humans and once infected you are allergic to red meat.
He says ticks contract it usually from White Tail deer and while cases are rare they are seeing an increase in cases among humans.