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Lawmakers find money for public defenders, disabled
The Louisiana House of Representatives on Friday shifted about $32 million in Health Department spending to other needcluding public defense and centers for developmentally disabled residents.
10 new COVID cases, no deaths in three local parishes
Ten new COVID-19 cases were reported at midday Monday in three local parishes, while the number of cases in one of the parishes was adjusted downward by 10. No deaths were reported locally.
UPDATED: Former Gov. Mike Foster dies at age 90
Gov. Mike Foster died Sunday at his home in Franklin, Louisiana political columnist Jeremy Alford reports.
Foster, who served as governor 1996-2004, was 90.
26 new COVID cases, mostly in St. Martin, and one death in Sunday report
Twenty-six new COVID-19 cases, 24 of them in St. Martin, and one fatality were reported for three local parishes for the 48 hours ending at midday Sunday.