Black voter turnout propels Governor Edwards to a second term, and the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice was at the heart of that effort. Executive Director Ashley Shelton says the group knocked on over 298,000 doors, sent 375,000 text messages, and made over 350,000 phone calls.
Democrats may have maintained the Governor’s Mansion but Shreveport Representative Alan Seabaugh says the near Republican supermajority in the Legislature will curtail much of Edwards’ agenda…
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Folks who come down with the flu can turn to Baloxivir (bal-OX-uh-veer), an anti-viral treatment that’s been out a little over a year publicly. It’s not the only post-infection flu medication out there, LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Fred Lopez says unlike the others it’s just a single dose in pill form, and it’s newer…
That being said Lopez says there’s no substitute for the flu vaccine.
The state Department of Transportation announces work will begin in January on improving the 1-20 bridge over the Mississippi River. DOTD spokesperson Erin Buchanan says contractors are in the assembly period to get everything they need to get the work done into place.
The two-mile bridge connects Madison Parish to Warren County, Mississippi and it was built in 1973.