Also: Video from Jaxson Hayes arrest
By Bob WarrenIt’s mask day: You should see a lot more people wearing masks today. The statewide order took effect this morning. Here’s everything you need to know. In a related story, Julie O’Donoghue from the Louisiana Illuminator reports that state Attorney General Jeff Landry sent an email to his employees that offers some strategies for how they can sidestep mask and vaccine mandates. Some other COVID news of note: Students at state universities won't be required to be vaccinated. One big hospital system will require employees to be vaccinated. Will others follow?And columnist Stephanie Grace offers notes that the governor, during his presser announcing a mask mandate this week, came about as close to “reading us the riot act as he ever does.”Please join us: We’re chatting with the governor this morning and we’d love for you to join us. The town hall, sponsored by AARP Louisiana, started at 11:30 and goes ‘til 12:15 or so – so there’s still some time to tune in. The topic? COVID, of course. Pandemic performance: Test scores for public school students took a nosedive, dropping 5% in data released this morning by the state Department of Education. The culprit: COVID, educators say. Dusting off the apron: One for you foodies out there. Gunter Preuss, the noted chef behind the old Versailles Restaurant, is coming out of retirement. But it’s a one-night-only thing – a dinner to benefit the Deutsches Haus, our restaurant guy Ian McNulty reports. Also in the news: TMZ posted video this morning of Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes being tased during an arrest last week. And hurricane forecasters are tracking three disturbances in the Atlantic. All this and much more in today’s Lunch Line. Thanks for taking a break with us. BW |
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| The mandate will be in place at least until Sept. 1. Read more |
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| LSU won't require its students to get the coronavirus vaccination to attend this fall, but those who don't will have to be tested monthly, … Read more |
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| Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has filed a federal lawsuit against the state's newest medical school, joining three students who cl… Read more |
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| Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey made waves last month when she said out loud what Louisiana John Bel Edwards couldn’t, or wouldn’t. Read more |
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| 2021 low oxygen area along Louisiana coast well above the average size for past five years Read more |
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| Louisiana test scores plunged five percentage points in the first glance at how public school students fared during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Wednesday morning. Read more |
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| Versailles Restaurant was an emblem of its era in New Orleans fine dining, a grand restaurant for Continental cuisine with all the bells and whistles. That era is long gone and the restaurant has been closed for decades. But for one night, the chef behind Versailles will channel some of the spirit of the old place and his later ventures for a special dinner, albeit in a more casual setting. Read more |
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| The website TMZ published a 37-second cell phone video Wednesday morning showing a Los Angeles police officer tasing Jaxson Hayes in the chest while the New Orleans Pelicans center was on the ground. Read more |
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