1130 AM LRN News

Federal judges in New Orleans and Lafayette have rejected requests from bar owners for a restraining order against the Governor’s bar closure order. Those owners are suing the state over the issue. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says there’s a good legal reason why the restraining order requests were rejected.

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The Governor’s order restricts bars from serving customers on-premise.

Ochsner Health has been selected as one of only 120 clinical investigation sites across the globe to participate in a phase 3 clinical trial of a vaccine with Pfizer and BioNTech.  Ochsner Principal Investigator Dr. Julia Garcia-Diaz says the selection comes as a result of its expertise…

Cut 9 (09) “…of that endeavor.”

LSU football season ticket holders are being asked for their feedback on attending a game at Tiger Stadium this fall.

Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Kevin Barnhart” 

A state health department study finds that in 2017 black mothers were twice as likely to die compared to white mothers from pregnancy-related issues. State Perinatal Medical Director Dr Veronica Gillispie-Bell says that systemic racism and health disparities like access to care and economics play a role.

Cut 13 (10) “…the longest.”