The PSC votes unanimously to allow Claiborne Electric and Northeast Louisiana Power to use federal grants and low-interest loans to provide high-speed internet from Webster Parish eastward to the Mississippi River. Commissioner Foster Campbell says it’s a necessity for economic development.
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Campbell predicts it will take 15 months to provide high-speed internet to the area.
A strong majority of House members vote to allow school nurses to administer medical marijuana to students with referrals for the treatment. Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley says the treatment must be delivered by the parents to the school nurse and administered only by authorized school personnel.
Louisiana Tech legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Fred Dean passed away Wednesday at the age of 68 from to Covid-19. Dean is also enshrined at the Louisiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Former LA Tech Sports Information Director Keith Prince says not only was Dean a great player, he was also an exceptional person.
The state health department reports 823 COVID-19 today cases and 12 deaths.
And New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell supports a move by the Saints to play in Tiger Stadium.