Governor Edwards is calling for record levels of spending on coastal restoration in his second term. Matt Doyle has the story.
Ag Commissioner Mike Strain has officially issued the state’s first hemp licenses to farmers. The State Agriculture agency finalized regulations for growing hemp in the state after legislative approval last year. Strain said the agency worked hard to ensure the regulatory framework was in place as soon as feasibly possible and in time for the 2020 growing season.
The Tulane National Primate Research Center will soon begin work on a vaccine, and more effective diagnostic tools for the coronavirus. The virus is expected to arrive at the St. Tammany Parish based facility in the next two to three weeks, and Associate Director Dr. Skip Bohm says it will likely take a while for their work to come to fruition.
The virus has infected some 75,000 people worldwide and is thought to have killed over 2,000.
More than two hundred state troopers are being deployed to the city of New Orleans for the final and likely the busiest weekend of Carnival 2020. Trooper Monroe Dillon says law enforcement will be keeping an eye out for those who have partied too hard and decide to get behind the wheel.