Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says Progressive and Louisiana Farm Bureau plan to reduce their auto insurance rates by two and eight-percent respectively. Jeff Palermo has more…
Governor Edwards says he will reject Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin’s emergency plan for the November Presidential election and December run-offs, as he calls it woefully inadequate and says the issue might have to be resolved in the courts. Edwards says it does not expand mail-in balloting options for individuals who have been told to quarantine or those who are vulnerable to the disease.
A new saliva test for COVID-19, known as SalivaDirect, gets the thumbs up from the FDA. The new test is being called a game-changer and LSU Health New Orleans infectious disease expert Dr. Catherine O’Neal sees value in using the tests for communal living settings.
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Researchers at Yale say they expect labs will only charge about $10 per sample with this test.
A federal judge in New Orleans rejects a request by ten southeast Louisiana bar owners to stop the statewide order that closes bars. It’s another in a string of losses for those challenging things like the mask mandate or bar closures in court. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says…