October 2021

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With nearly 24 percent of the for-hire recreational red snapper catch target still in the Gulf of Mexico, charter vessels can take anglers to try to catch the fish in federal waters from Oct. 15 until Nov. 6, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says.

COVINGTON, La. (AP) — A judge’s order to give the deworming drug ivermectin to a critically ill COVID-19 patient invites more lawsuits demanding unapproved drugs for life-threatening illnesses, a Louisiana hospital says.

St. Tammany Health System responded last week to the order handed down in August by Judge John Keller of the 22nd Judicial District that includes St. Tammany Parish, The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate reported.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints coach Sean Payton generally doesn’t like to dwell on losses.

A new week brings a new game, new matchups and a new scheme that may emphasize some players and de-emphasize others relative to the previous week.

But on Monday, the Saints’ fourth-quarter collapse against the previous winless New York Giants in a 27-21 overtime loss was still bothering New Orleans’ longtime coach.

“That game’s over, but we’ve got to learn from it,” Payton stressed.

BOSTON (AP) — Oh, it’s on.

A day before he is scheduled to face the Red Sox in the AL wild-card game, New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole dropped the name that dare not be spoken within the confines of Fenway Park — at least not since the last onegame playoff between the longtime rivals was decided by a light-hitting shortstop popping the go-ahead homer over the Green Monster.

“Bucky Dent, right?” Cole said when asked what he knew about the history between the teams. “You’re dreaming about putting yourself in that position, and coming through for your team. And here we are.”