The special session is over and we wait to see what happens with the petition a majority of House members signed that orders Governor John Bel Edwards to end all pandemic public health orders. Edwards says the 65 Republicans who signed the petition have their heads buried in the sand and refuse to acknowledge that the pandemic is still raging, killing 5,631 people in Louisiana…
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The petition also orders the Governor not to issue any additional public health emergency declarations for a week. Crowley Republican Representative John Stefanski argued the seven-day ban on COVID could demonstrate the state is ready to advance past Phase Three…
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The courts will decide whether the governor’s restrictions will stay in place.

A global survey put together by LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge found that the stay at home orders resulted in people getting less exercise and sleep and anxiety levels doubled. Lead author of the study, Doctor Emily Flanagan, says as the pandemic continues, healthcare providers should monitor their patient’s behavioral changes either in person or virtually…
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Pennington says nearly 78-hundred people worldwide completed the detailed online questionnaire.