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A healthcare professional administers a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
The delta variant surge in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama is putting a strain on hospital systems and creating a crisis that’s akin to when the COVID-19 pandemic first took hold. Meanwhile, the region continues to have some of the lowest uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine.
While states have tried
coaxing reluctant residents into getting the shot with various incentives, some businesses and health experts in the region say it’s time to start creating more disincentives for the unvaccinated. During a press conference on Friday, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards even hinted at another statewide mask mandate.
NOPD wants to confiscate cars caught on camera doing donuts in Warehouse District
Police say spectators at such impromptu street shows could easily be killed if a driver loses control of a car. Author: Danny Monteverde / Eyewitness News, Ramon Antonio Vargas The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Published: 5:58 PM CDT July 12, 2021 Updated: 6:30 PM CDT July 12, 2021
NEW ORLEANS The drivers of cars performing donuts on video at a Warehouse District intersection on Sunday face charges for reckless driving and any insurance-related violations that investigators can find, and they might also have their vehicles confiscated as evidence if New Orleans police have their way.
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