Louisiana’s 100 cases of cyclosporiasis only represents a very small percentage of the number of cases across the country. Dr. Fred Lopez, a professor of medicine at LSU Health New Orleans, says the current cyclosporiasis outbreak is the biggest in the nation’s history, and the number is mind-boggling.
Cut 3 (08) “…the United States.”
Michigan accounts for more than half of that number, with ten-thousand cases – and that now includes two deaths, with both of those people having underlying health conditions.
The Department of Children and Family Services has a new website. DCFS Secretary Rebecca Harris says the department was able to simplify the website in part because there are less things that users have to navigate to.
Cut 23 (09) “…easier to navigate.”
A trio of groups is joining forces in challenging Entergy Louisiana’s proposal to build seven new gas plants for Meta’s new A-I data center in Richland Parish through Governor Landry’s “Lightning Speed” initiative. Susan Stevens Miller, a senior attorney at Earthjustice, says Entergy and Meta are trying to ram through these gas plants by leveraging their political influence.
Cut 7 (13) “…long-term impacts.”
If you held a State Farm auto insurance policy before the end of last year, be on the lookout for a check in the mail. State Farm is issuing policyholders in Louisiana a special dividend of around 138 dollars per vehicle on the policy. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says dividends like this one are not uncommon.