An internal memo authored by Our Lady of Lourdes interim chief medical officer Henry J. Kaufman was leaked yesterday, July 28, and began spreading like wildfire on social media. Its warnings for parts of Louisiana were unsettling. Now, the memo has been published online by Our Lady of Lourdes, which is based in Lafayette. In […]
In a leaked memo from Baton Rouge’s Our Lady of the Lake hospital system, President and CEO K. Scott Wester, warned that there was a campaign to pressure legislators to sign a petition to revoke John Bel Edwards emergency health declaration for COVID-19, writing that it would, “have devastating impacts on our health system and […]
In an historic re-affirmation of precedent, the United States Supreme Court held that Louisiana’s admitting privileges law for abortion providers was unconstitutional today. In this case, captioned June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, the justices were split 5-4, with Chief Justice Roberts siding with the majority. The impact of this decision for Louisiana is that […]
Last week, Governor John Bel Edwards signed an expansion of Louisiana’s medical marijuana program into law. However, some patient advocacy groups feel that the expansion doesn’t go far enough to help Louisiana patients in need, especially when it comes to affordability.
Democrat vs. Republican. Liberal vs. Conservative. Blue State vs. Red State. Wearing a protective face-mask out in public for safety concerns vs. choosing not to wear one at all. In favor of going back to work and re-opening the nation’s economy vs. staying “locked down” inside of our homes until a vaccine or a cure […]
According to an LSU Manship School Survey of Public Relations, the “re-open” protests on television might be overblown. In fact, Louisiana residents actually poll like the rest of the country, largely opposing premature efforts to re-open businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Louisiana residents have expressed broad bipartisan support for measures slowing the spread of coronavirus. […]
Today Governor John Bel Edwards updated the state about the progress being made in its COVID-19 response. The state is currently reporting 333 new cases of a virus in Louisiana for a total of 29,673 since the onset of the pandemic. In addition, Governor Edwards stated “sadly today we’re reporting new deaths —22 of them—for […]
Even in retirement, former State Senator Conrad Appel continues to find ways to put his foot in his mouth. Senator Appel (R-Metairie) made headlines last year for suggesting that African Americans’ “blind support” of the Democratic Party goes against their interests. According to the former Metairie Senator, voting for Democrats would ensure that “other non-white […]
On April 28, 2020, the Bayou Brief received an internal memo from Louisiana GOP political operative Jay Connaughton, addressed to Republican state Sen. Sharon Hewitt of Slidell, which was shared with other Louisiana Republican legislators. The memo outlined a series of talking points aimed at undermining Governor John Bel Edwards emergency orders to shut the […]
Mayor Latoya Cantrell has stated that the city of New Orleans will still have restrictions that the governor has approved for the rest of the state beginning Friday, May 1, 2020. While Governor Edwards announced that the stay home mandate will be extended until May 15, the same day as Mayor Cantrell’s city-wide mandate, he […]
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