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This is not an easy decision for anyone to make: Pregnant doctor explains why she got the COVID vaccine Meg Farris Replay Video UP NEXT Weve learned during the pandemic that pregnant women who get COVID-19 are more likely to go to the ICU, get on a ventilator or breathing tube and even lose their lives. So, with those heightened risks, should expecting mothers consider getting the vaccine? Dr. Jane Martin cares for the many severely ill pregnant women hospitalized with COVID-...

Precautionary boil water advisory for St. Tammany Parish WWL Staff © Provided by WWL-TV New Orleans A precautionary boil water advisory has been put into place for St. Tammany Parish for the areas of  Autumn Creek, Black River Estates, Black River Forest, Claiborne Oaks, Fleur De Lorraine, Sierra Ridge and Spring Haven Subdivisions. According to the Department of Environmental Services a contractor hit an 8 inch water main near the Black River Bridge causing the system to los...

Impaired Houma teen arrested after deadly hit-and-run crash WWL Staff © WWL Police lights (Stock photo) Authorities say a Houma teenager faces vehicular homicide charges after he fatally struck a pedestrian with his SUV while driving intoxicated early Tuesday morning. According to Louisiana State Police, the crash happened around 1 a.m. on Louisiana Highway 57 just south of Industrial Boulevard in Houma. Troopers say 19-year-old Diego Barrios-Collins was driving south on LA 5...

Louisiana extends modified Phase 2 restrictions for 3 weeks Kevin Dupuy © Provided by WWL-TV New Orleans Gov. John Bel Edwards is renewing his current COVID-19 restrictions on businesses and activities, and hes warning that the holidays threaten to exacerbate Louisiana’s latest coronavirus surge.  The Democratic governors announcement Tuesday came as Louisiana reached its highest number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients since April. Edwards rules were toughened in late Nove...

Precautionary boil water advisory for limited areas in New Orleans Raeven Poole / Eyewitness News © Provided by WWL-TV New Orleans A precautionary boil water advisory was put in place for the Lakewood area in New Orleans. The advisory is for the areas bounded by Palmetto Street, Marguerite Lane, New Orleans Country Club/Metairie Cemetery and 17th Street Canal. The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans along with Louisiana Department of Health is working to collect water qualit...

More than 7,000 dead from coronavirus in Louisiana Chris McCrory © Provided by WWL-TV New Orleans Sundays update from the Louisiana Department of Health marked a grim milestone for the state: more than 7,000 people have died from the coronavirus since the pandemic began in March.  Over the 10 months since then, 7,042 people have died from either COVID-19 or complications caused by the disease. There were 48 new deaths since Friday.  Also as of Sunday, 286,145 cases of corona...