Louisiana has expanded the eligibility requirements for the COVID-19 vaccine. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Former LSU football coach Les Miles has been fired at Kansas after allegations of sexual misconduct were made public last week during his time at LSU. Taylor Sharp has the story.
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Louisiana has expanded COVID vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 years and older with certain health conditions, including asthma, hypertension, diabetes, smokers, and people who are overweight. Edwards says the list of health conditions for eligibility can be found on the state department of health’s website.
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Edwards says this another important step in the state’s fight against COVID-19 as he hopes getting more of the population vaccinated will reduce serious illness and death from the virus.
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Edwards is encouraging everyone who is eligible for the vaccine to get the vaccine. He says nearly 10-percent of the state’s population have been fully vaccinated and very few people have reported serious side effects…
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Les Miles is out as the head football coach at Kansas University as a result of the reports that surfaced last week where Miles acted inappropriately with female students at LSU and was told to quit texting them. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says the 67-year-old’s coaching days are likely over
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Miles has denied the allegations made against his client that were investigated in 2013. The former Tigers coach allegedly tried kissing a student and performing unwanted touching. Higgins says Kansas had no choice but to let him go…
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Higgins says the sexual misconduct allegations were initially hard to believe, because Miles was considered a family man.
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State Treasurer John Schroder tells Talk Louisiana host Jim Engster he will not be taking a COVID vaccine.
Schroder was asked about the impending substantial expansion in vaccine eligibility. He says…
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Schroder says instead he’s focusing on making sure his immune system is strong. Schroder says he’s under doctor’s care…
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Schroder is a COVID survivor who was hospitalized in early December.
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President Biden declares Louisiana a major disaster after two winter storms last month. Deputy Director of the Governor’s Office Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Casey Tingle says it allows homeowners and renters in affected parishes to be eligible for assistance if they sustained damage.
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Tingle says this will also assist city and parish governments to pay for clean-up from the storms.
In addition to the 23 parishes, Tingle says nine others could also be eligible for assistance. A few weeks ago, GOHSEP asked residents to complete a Damage.LA.gov for a better idea of how many were impacted by the storms.
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While the Bayou State is used to disaster declarations for hurricanes, Tingle says the length of the two storms and extensive damage to some water systems gave the state eligibility for a declaration in the winter.
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Eligible parishes include Avoyelles, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, Franklin, Grant, LaSalle, Madison, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Webster, West Carroll, and Winn.