Governor John Bel Edwards says the state is expediting the process for shuttered bars to apply and receive temporary restaurant licenses if they qualify.
Edwards says if bars show they can safely transition to restaurants they can reopen because functioning like a restaurant would make them safer.
Cut 4 (12)_ “…sales”

COVID nasal swaps are very uncomfortable and LSU researchers say they’ve developed a potential fix for that: an effective saliva-based test.
LSU virus expert Becky Christofferson says their research was inspired by patients stuck in situations where they have to be repeatedly tested by the convention nasal swab.
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An elderly Ouachita Parish man with dementia is found in the woods after missing for four days by a neighborhood bloodhound. Matt Doyle has the story.
Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle” Once the man was found Stephens called 9-1-1. He was rushed to the hospital and is in good condition.

6 SEC teams are in the pre season top 25 Alabama, Georgia, LSU at #5 followed by Flordia, Auburn, and Texas A & M.