12-2-20
THERE WERE ALMOST FOUR THOUSAND NEW CASES OF COVID-NINETEEN YESTERDAY. BUT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORTS THAT SOME OF THOSE COVID-NINETEEN CASES WERE FROM SUNDAY AND MONDAY BUT WERE DELAYED GETTING REPORTED BECAUSE OF PROCESSING ERRORS.
LOUISIANA HAS THIRTY-ONE MORE DEATHS. HOSPITALIZATIONS CONTINUE TO RISE, UP THIRTY-NINE YESTERDAY, WHILE PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS INCREASED BY THREE.
ACADIANA SAW SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE NEW CASES, INCLUDING TWO HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN IN LAFAYETTE PARISH. THE TOTAL FOR ACADIANA HAS SURPASSED THIRTY-FOUR THOUSAND. SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAD TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN NEW CASES. THE MOST WERE IN CALCASIEU PARISH WITH ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE. THERE WERE SEVEN MORE DEATHS IN ACADIANA. FIVE WERE IN LAFAYETTE PARISH WHILE ST. LANDRY AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES HAD ONE EACH. SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAD THREE MORE DEATHS, ALL IN CALCASIEU PARISH.
THE ABBEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING TO INSTALL MORE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN THE CITY AS A WAY TO DETER CRIME. POLICE CHIEF BILL SPEARMAN SAYS THEY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH CRIME FIGHTERS OF LOUISIANA AND THEY SHOULD HAVE A LOT OF THE CITY COVERED BETWEEN THEM AND WHAT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE PUTS UP. HE PLANS ON PRESENTING TWO PACKAGES TO THE CITY COUNCIL BOARD AND ATTORNEY SO THEY CAN DECIDE WHAT FITS BEST WITH THE BUDGET. SPEARMAN SAYS THE CAMERAS WILL NOT BE HIDDEN.
GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS WILL BE HOLDING A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THREE TODAY TO RESPOND TO THE RISING COVID-NINETEEN CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE STATE. IT’S UNCLEAR IF HE WILL BE ANNOUNCING ANY NEW RESTRICTIONS. TWO DAYS BEFORE THANKSGIVING, EDWARDS ANNOUNCED THE STATE WAS MOVING FROM PHASE THREE BACK TO A MODIFIED PHASE TWO, WHICH EXPIRES DECEMBER 23RD. UNDER THOSE GUIDELINES, TELE-WORK IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED WHEN POSSIBLE, RESTAURANT CAPACITY IS REDUCED TO FIFTY PERCENT AND ALL SPORTING EVENTS ARE LIMITED TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT CAPACITY.
TONIGHT THE LAFAYETTE CITY AND PARISH COUNCILS WILL VOTE ON A NEW LAFAYETTE DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH WILL REPLACE THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. LAST MONTH, THE LAFAYETTE CITY AND PARISH PLANNING COMMISSIONS AND THE CITY ZONING COMMISSION ALL VOTED TO RECOMMEND THE LAFAYETTE DEVELOPMENT CODE. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING MARY SLIMAN SAYS THE L-D-C IS A MORE EFFICIENT AND BUSINESS FRIENDLY FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT LAFAYETTE PARISH. A THIRTY-NINE MEMBER REPLACEMENT COMMITTEE BEGAN WORK ON DEVELOPING THE NEW CODE IN JANUARY.
A CROP DUSTER CRASHED IN THE NORTHERN PART OF JEFF DAVIS PARISH YESTERDAY. CHRIS IVEY OF THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE PILOT WALKED AWAY FROM THE CRASH AND REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CRASH HAPPENED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF L-A 26 AND DAN BULLER ROAD NEAR ELTON. THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY CLEAR.
NO CAUSE COVID-NINETEEN TESTING IS AVAILABLE TODAY IN PARTS OF ACADIANA. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS THE DETAILS.
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TESTING WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTED IN CROWLEY TODAY BY THE LA NATIONAL GUARD AT THE RICE ARENA FROM 8AM TO 3PM
THE ANNUAL KIWANIS CLUB CHRISTMAS PARADE WILL BE HELD TOMORROW AT 6PM IN CROWLEY. THE CROWLEY MAIN STREET CITYOF CROWLEY ANNUAL CHRISTMAS IN CROWLEY SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT HAS BEEN MOVED TO NEXT TUESDAY. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD TUESDAY FROM 6-8PM IN THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN AREA.
