Louisiana healthcare facilities are upping Coronavirus screening efforts as the number of cases worldwide balloons. Matt Doyle has more.
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Houma Republican Jerome Zeringue has been named chair of the House Appropriations Committee. Lafayette Republican Stuart Bishop is the new chairman of House Ways and Means. A court hearing takes place this morning over whether emails between the Archdiocese of New Orleans and the Saints regarding the sexual abuse scandal involving clergy members should be made public.

Southern University has launched a hemp-derived CBD product which can be found at eight of the state’s nine licensed medical-marijuana pharmacies…
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That’s executive director of Southern’s Institute for Medicinal Plants, Doctor Janana Snowden. She says the new product is called ALAFIA, there’s one with a low amount of T-H-C and the other without. The hope is to expand distribution by March.

Food delivery will be a big business Sunday as many will gather to watch the 49ers clash with the Chiefs in Super Bowl 54. Waitr spokesperson Dean Turcol says 1.3 billion chicken wings will be consumed this weekend, so it’s no surprise it’s historically the most ordered item on their app.
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