March 2021

David Wade Babineaux

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Funeral services for David Wade Babineaux, 33, of Lake Arthur were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Miguez Funeral Home Chapel in Jennings, with Deacon Mike Tramel officiating.

Appelez l’homme de la porte de garage

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I think of Monsieur Browder on mornings when I crank my car before I raise the automatic garage door, which is no longer automatic.

Flu numbers much lower than in years past

Dear Doctor: I have a question I’m sure is on the minds of others, as well -- where is the flu this year? All we are hearing about is COVID-19. Did the flu vaccine they gave work that well? Is no one getting the flu anymore?

Three local sites receiving vax doses this week

This week, 618 vaccine providers across the state will receive very limited doses of COVID vaccine, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.

Lawmakers to debate if Louisiana should require kindergarten

BATON ROUGE (AP) — A state Senate education leader’s effort to make kindergarten mandatory in Louisiana is renewing divisions about an idea that has previously failed to win legislative passage.

Workers worry about safety as states ease mask rules

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald’s cook in Houston, can’t afford to get sick and frets co-workers will become more lax about wearing masks, even though the fast food company requires them.

Body of missing boater recovered from lake

COVINGTON (AP) — Crews have recovered the body of a missing man who was ejected from a boat into a Louisiana lake over the weekend.

Guilt, envy, distrust: Vaccine rollout breeds mixed emotions

NEW YORK (AP) — Before posting a selfie with her COVID-19 vaccination card on Twitter, Aditi Juneja debated whether to include an explanation for why she was for a shot.

LGBTQ rights bill ignites debate over religious liberty

(AP) - A sweeping bill that would extend federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ people is a top priority of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress. Yet as the Equality Act heads to the Senate after winning House approval, its prospects seem bleak — to a large extent because of opposition from conservative religious leaders.

Regulators want $1B in refunds for Miss. power plant

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Utility regulators say Entergy Corp. wrongfully charged customers over eight years for a Mississippi nuclear power station that often malfunctioned and was repeatedly deemed unsafe, filing a federal complaint seeking more than $1 billion in refunds to its customers.