Category Archives: Politics & Government
Health officials say post-Thanksgiving COVID cases beginning to surface
The Louisiana Department of Health reported its single highest day number of COVID-19 cases Wednesday with 4,339 new cases. Acadiana Region Medical Director Dr. Tina Stefanski said cases were already ...
Dec 10, 2020 Dr. Tina Stefanski, LDH Region 4 Medical Director
Rep. Graves confident in a COVID relief deal next week
Congressman Garret Graves feels we could have an agreement in place on a COVID relief bill in Washington sometime next week. The price tag is reportedly around 900 billion dollars. Graves said much of...
Dec 09, 2020 (R) Congressman Garret Graves - District 6
Can you lose your job if refuse a COVID vaccination?
Sixty percent of people questioned by a Pew Research Survey say they plan to get vaccinated for COVID. But for the other 40 percent can your employer require you to be inoculated? According to Loyola ...
Dec 09, 2020 NIAID / CC
Governor Edwards: State set to receive 79,000 COVID vaccine doses soon
Governor John Bel Edwards said at the White House Coronavirus vaccine summit that he expects the state will have 79,000 vaccine doses during the first two weeks of distribution and the first 39,000 co...
Dec 09, 2020 Tom Lohdan / CC
$342 million to expand broadband in rural areas of Louisiana
To close the digital divide in rural areas of the state, Congressman Mike Johnson says the FCC is dedicating $342 million over the next decade to bring broadband internet to almost 176-thousand Louisi...
Dec 08, 2020 Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson, 4th Congressional District
LDH adopts CDC shortened quarantine guidelines
The Louisiana Department of Health adopts revised CDC guidelines to shorten the quarantine period following a COVID exposure. Regional public health director for Acadiana, Doctor Tina Stefanski said L...
Dec 08, 2020 Dr. Tina Stefanski, LDH Region 4 Medical Director
LSU turns over files to firm investigating sexual misconduct allegations
LSU turned over 60 plus case files of alleged incidents of sexual misconduct committed by students to a firm tasked with investigating the school's alleged mishandling of those allegations. LSU Interi...
Dec 07, 2020
DOTD creates trash displays to remind you to keep Louisiana beautiful
The state transportation department has created visual displays of trash they've collected from roadways as a reminder to Keep Louisiana beautiful. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallet said they've placed ...
Dec 07, 2020 Courtesy of DOTD
76 percent of voters reject Amendment One
76 percent of voters chose to reject Constitutional Amendment One Saturday, which if passed would have allowed people living out of state to serve on state college and university supervisory boards. L...
Dec 07, 2020
Scheduling changes for food stamp benefits
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services is beginning a three-month process of moving the date when many food stamp recipients will receive their benefits each month. Deputy Assistant ...
Dec 07, 2020
