Whooping cough vaccines are considered so safe and effective, they have previously led the illness to be nearly eradicated in the U.S. Now, cases are on the rise amid a national outbreak. Marcos Pin/AFP via Getty Images
🚨 State health officials sounded the alarm on whooping cough in a press conference yesterday as the state's case number hit 170 so far this year. That puts the state on track to hit a record in 2025. The highly contagious illness is preventable with vaccines. Press release.
🦞 "Crawfish King" Al Scramuzza, who died this week, will be remembered with visitation at Lake Lawn Funeral Home on Monday at 9am and a funeral Mass at 11am, we're told. A memorial second-line to Lake Lawn Cemetery will follow.
A nearly four-hour standoff in Terrytown ended Tuesday with the arrest of a 19-year-old who was wanted in connection to the Algiers shooting of a 9-year-old girl. The girl was on her way to protect a sibling when a stray bullet struck her in the head. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
