A Baton Rouge physician is charged with simple battery stemming from an incident involving a Southern University female-athlete on Tuesday afternoon near the LSU Lakes. Baton Rouge Police spokesperson Sergeant L’Jean McKneely says 54-year old Shane McKinney came in for questioning Wednesday after a photograph of McKinney, given to police by a witness was circulated and identified him as a suspect.
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A number of coronavirus vaccines look like they’re nearing completion and state officials are game-planning how to make sure you can get one as soon as they are available. State Immunization Director Dr. Frank Welch says the first people to get a vaccine when it becomes available will be frontline healthcare workers who have contact with COVID patients.
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LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott says President-elect Joe Biden’s win over President Donald Trump could cause problems for Louisiana’s oil-dependent economy. Biden’s climate policy calls for the country to be carbon-neutral by 2050 along with the rollback of fossil fuel-related industries. Scott says on Biden’s campaign website it says if elected he would stop all permitting in public waters, which includes the Gulf of Mexico.
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A new state law gives families who have special needs children at group homes the ability to see each other during the coronavirus pandemic. Ville Platte Representative Rhonda Butler says her measure also puts rules in place for the children to leave the facility and return…
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Butler has a 31-year-old child who lives in such a facility.