Category Archives: News
Louisiana pushing for more monkeypox vaccines.
The Louisiana Department of Health reports 127 confirmed monkeypox cases. State Health Officer Doctor Joe Kanter says 95-percent of the cases have occurred in males. Nearly 60-percent are among Black ...
Aug 18, 2022 Jernej Furman / CC
Investigation is underway after Louisiana oysters linked to deaths in Florida
The Louisiana Oyster industry made headlines this week after two deaths in Florida were linked to raw oysters from the Bayou State. Oyster Task Force Chairman Mitch Jurisich confirms the oysters invol...
Aug 18, 2022 bigbirdz / CC
Bond Commission continues to block funding for a New Orleans project that's scheduled for completion in a couple of years
For the second consecutive month, the state Bond Commission has voted to delay a 39-million dollar future line of credit for the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board. Attorney General Jeff Landry they...
Aug 18, 2022 Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R)
Governor Edwards to push Louisiana Legislature to include rape and incest exceptions to the state's abortion ban
Governor John Bel Edwards says he will push the state legislature next year to include an exception for rape and incest to the state's law that bans most abortions. Edwards made the comments during hi...
Aug 18, 2022 Governor John Bel Edwards gives COVID briefing January 13, 2022.
Lower portion of the Mississippi River deepened from 45 to 50 feet
A project to deepen the Mississippi River from its mouth to the Huey P Long Bridge in New Orleans is now complete. The river is 50-feet deep in that area, instead of 45. Big River Coalition director S...
Aug 18, 2022
Endangered sea turtles found on remote Louisiana island.
For the first time in 75 years, endangered Kemp ridley sea turtle hatchlings have been seen on Louisiana's Chandeleur Islands located in extreme eastern St. Bernard Parish. The Louisiana Coastal Prote...
Aug 17, 2022 Newly hatched Kemp's ridley sea turtle makes its way out to the Gulf of Mexico from Louisiana's Chandeleur Islands.
Ask the Governor for August 17, 2022
If you missed this month's edition of Ask the Governor you can hear it here. The host Jim Engster and Governor John Bel Edwards hit on a variety of topics during his monthly one hour show. They discus...
Aug 17, 2022
Prosecutor in the "I Just Killed My Dad," documentary gives her thoughts on the hit Netflix series
The Netflix documentary "I Just Killed My Dad," the story of then 17-year-old Anthony Templet of Baton Rouge who murdered his father in 2019, remains in the Top 10 most watched shows. East Baton Rouge...
Aug 17, 2022 East Baton Rouge Assistant District Attorney Dana Cummings. Courtesy of Netflix.
State Supreme Court hears Shreveport mayor's disqualification appeal
The Louisiana state Supreme Court heard the second appeal of Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins' disqualification from running for re-election Tuesday. Attorney Jerry Harper, representing plaintiff Franc...
Aug 17, 2022
A Louisiana audiologist's thoughts on FDA's approval to sell hearing aids over the counter
The FDA has approved the sale of hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss to be sold without a prescription beginning mid-October. LSU Health New Orleans Assistant Professor of Audiology Megan G...
Aug 16, 2022 Mark Paton / Unsplash
