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💉 Pharmacists no longer have the power to dispense COVID vaccines, under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new rules. Instead, patients need to get a prescription from their doctor. (Axios)
- Louisiana continues to have one of the highest rates of COVID cases right now, according to new CDC data.
👀 Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been suspended from signing any federal agreements, according to the leader of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. His strongly worded letter cites her indictment. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
💻 A cyberattack targeted the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office yesterday. Sheriff Susan Hutson says the jail's system is fine, but some other operations were knocked out. (WWL)
📹 The executive director of Project NOLA, a private crime camera network, says he believes the city released his footage of crime scenes to the TV show "Homicide Squad New Orleans" without his permission. (Fox 8)
✈️ New flights: United Airlines is adding two nonstop flights from MSY. (Press release)
- Breeze added two new flights yesterday too. (Routes)
Editor's note: This newsletter has been corrected to reflect that the name of the current sheriff is Susan Hutson.