The US Department of Justice is investigating the Louisiana Department of Corrections over allegations the state is keeping prisoners incarcerated long past their release date. Attorney William Most says the DOC has known since 2012 that they hold about 2,200 inmates past their release date every year.
Polls open statewide at 7 AM and will stay open until 8 PM Saturday for the December runoff election. The November election had a 70-percent voter turnout but Secretary of State Kyle Ardion anticipates only a 20-percent for the December election. The ballot has one statewide amendment along with a series of local DA’s and judicial runoffs, a Congressional race in the 5th District, a Public Service Commission runoff, and a Mayor’s race…
The state health department reports all but four ICU beds are in use at Acadiana region hospitals as COVID numbers continue to spike. Dr. Henry Kaufman, Chief Medical Officer at Our Lady of Lourdes in Lafayette says while the majority of those who contract COVID will not require extensive care it’s when a surge breaks out hospitalizations go up.
The organizer of a swingers convention in New Orleans where 41 of the people who attended ended up positive for COVID-19 days after the event last month is planning another convention in the Big Easy in 2021. But Bob Hannaford told the Jim Engster show that their next convention is scheduled for August