Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
State workers likely to face COVID testing if not vaccinated
State Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne said the Edwards Administration is working on plans to require state workers to either be vaccinated or submit to periodic COVID tests. Pfizer receive...
Aug 23, 2021 Photo courtesy of Governor Edwards' twitter feed
UL system to require vaccination proof or philosophical opt-out for next registration period
UL System students will either need to provide proof of vaccination or claim a personal exemption the next time they register for classes, to enroll at the system's nine schools. UL System President J...
Aug 23, 2021
FDA gives full approval to Pfizer COVID vaccination
The Food and Drug Administration grants full approval for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination which many physicians hope will lead to more vaccine mandates. Tulane Epidemiologist Doctor Susan Hassig said ...
Aug 23, 2021 Felton Davis / CC
NOPD vet fatally shot in Houston restaurant
A 13-year New Orleans Police veteran was shot and killed Saturday in Houston during a stick-up at a restaurant. According to eye-witness reports, two people entered the restaurant just after 5 PM and ...
Aug 23, 2021
LDVA helping Afghanistan vets with counseling
While the scenes out of Afghanistan are horrifying as US Troops are withdrawing from the war-torn country after providing stability for more than two decades, the situation is extremely upsetting to U...
Aug 23, 2021
Fishing trips increased during the pandemic's first spring
An LSU survey found people took a lot more fishing trips in the spring of 2020 compared to spring of 2019, seemingly due to pandemic era isolation policies. LSU Oceanography and Coastal Sciences Profe...
Aug 23, 2021 robposse / CC
Louisiana unemployment rate down 2.3 percent year-to-year
Louisiana added another 12,700 jobs from June to July and ended the month up 58,200 jobs year-to-year. Louisiana Workforce Commission spokesperson Chris Fiore said we are moving in the right direction...
Aug 23, 2021
Governor Edwards: 28% of new COVID cases come from children
The state reported nearly 6.000 new COVID-19 cases on Friday. Governor John Bel Edwards says for the last couple of days 28% of all new cases are in children and this is troubling with schools re-open...
Aug 20, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Ochsner reports monoclonal antibody success
Ochsner has administered about 9,700 monoclonal antibody treatments to COVID patients across New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and the Northshore and is doing about 300 to 400 treatments a week in Lafayette. ...
Aug 20, 2021
CLECO explains higher than usual utility bills
CLECO is explaining to its customers why they are seeing higher utility bills. President Shane Hilton says a rate increase went into effect July first. "CLECO power had not any changes in rate structu...
Aug 20, 2021
