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🌱 Extended Vaccine Mandate + Quality Of Life Ticketing Approved
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Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Shannon Denney, your host of the New Orleans Daily.
First, today's weather:
Cloudy with a few showers. High: 79 Low: 58.
Here are the top three stories today in New Orleans:
- A 3rd victim has come forward in the case against a Jefferson Parish fire investigator of sexual abuse with minors. He faces accusations of indecent behavior with a juvenile and sexual battery. (NOLA.com)
- Affordable housing rezoning and quality of life ticketing measures were approved by City Council on Thursday. This will incentivize developers to build multi-unit housing and allow city officials to ticket citizens on nine different "quality of life" violations. (WWNO)
- Starting in January, NOLA city officials will extend the vaccine mandate to children 5 and above. They are also considering bringing back the mask mandate. (WWLTV.com)
Today in New Orleans:
- Tulane University Men's Basketball vs Grambling State University (2:00 PM)
- A Jazzy Christmas Concert with Quiana Lynell (5:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- New Orleans Saints play the Buccaneers Sunday at 7:20 pm on NBC (Instagram)
- The Saints Head Coach Sean Payton tested positive for COVID-19 and was immediately isolated. He has been fully vaccinated. Per NFL protocols, Payton will be out for 10 days (Instagram)
- The New Orleans Health Department is extending its COVID-19 mandate due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases and the anticipated surge in cases after the holidays. The City of New Orleans is expanding the COVID-19 vaccine/testing mandate that went into effect on August 12th. (Facebook)
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— Shannon Denney