Republican candidate, Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt qualified for the governor’s race today. After qualifying, reporters asked about her stance on abortion. The state lawmaker says she’s pro-life, but seemed open to allowing for more exceptions in the state’s near-total abortion ban….
Hewitt is the fourth main candidate to qualify for governor. Landry qualifies this afternoon and tomorrow Republicans Stephen Waguespack and Richard Nelson will qualify.
A bite from a Lone Star tick can cause people to have a red meat allergy. Dr. James Diaz with LSU Health New Orleans says the tick can transmit chemicals from animals they feed on and one of those chemicals is Alpha-gal.
He says in the US it’s spread by a Lone Star tick, which has a white spot on its back, that feeds predominately on White Tail Deer.
Louisiana Department of Health has released the first round of bonus payments to over 15 thousand direct support workers for serving waiver patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. LDH Assistant Secretary Julie Foster Hagen says they will check for additional eligible workers after running reports for June and July. She says these bonuses are to retain workers for their dedication and services to vulnerable residents in the state during the pandemic
DSW workers payments will be disbursed directly from the provider agency. And self-direct workers will get paid through a fiscal agent.
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.