2-12-21
IN THE PAST WEEK, THERE HAVE BEEN TWO FATAL FIRES IN LAFAYETTE. ALL OF LAST YEAR, THERE WAS ONLY ONE IN LAFAYETTE. FIRE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ALTON TRAHAN SAYS THE MAIN CULPRIT IN FATALITIES INVOLVING FIRE ARE HOMES WITHOUT WORKING SMOKE ALARMS. HE SAYS IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A WORKING SMOKE ALARM, YOU HAVE LESS THAN A THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT CHANCE OF WAKING DURING A FIRE. YOU CAN REQUEST A FREE SMOKE ALARM BY GOING ONLINE TO L-A-S-F-M-DOT-ORG.
THE IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS SEARCHING FOR A MISSING WOMAN WHO WAS LAST SEEN IN SEPTEMBER. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER DEPUTY KATHERINE BREAUX SAYS FAMILY AND FRIENDS HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD MICHELLE HEBERT BY PHONE BUT THEY HAVEN’T HEARD FROM HER IN THREE WEEKS. SHE WAS REPORTED MISSING ON JANUARY TWENTY-SEVENTH. IF YOU KNOW HEBERT AND HER WHEREABOUTS, YOU’RE ASKED TO CONTACT THE IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday declared a state of emergency due to heavy rainfall and the potential for wintry conditions this weekend and into next week. While the forecast is still uncertain, the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness urged Louisiana residents to plan for flash flooding and dangerous winter weather conditions. The National Weather Service warns an arctic high pressure system is pushing south, bringing the coldest air of the season to parts of the state. Edwards says now is the time to prepare for what’s to come.
VOLUNTEERS WITH THE CAJUN NAVY ARE IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HANDING OUT BLANKETS AND HEATERS TO THOSE IN NEED WITH TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO BE THE LOWEST IN THREE YEARS. THE CAJUN NAVY’S ROB GAUDET SAYS THEY ARE CHECKING ON FAMILIES AND MAKING SURE THOSE WHO NEED WARMTH HAVE IT. HE SAYS THEY ARE ALSO HELPING THE HOMELESS FIND PLACES TO STAY. IF YOU NEED SUPPLIES OR ASSISTANCE FROM VOLUNTEERS, YOU CAN REACH THEM ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE OR GO TO CAJUN RELIEF-DOT-ORG.
THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS TRAINING THEIR DEPUTIES ON HOW TO POLICE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.
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EIGHTH AND ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS IN ST. LANDRY PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY. THE STUDENTS IN THOSE GRADES NOT WISHING TO RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING CAN CHOOSE TO OPT-IN TO THE ST. LANDRY PARISH VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY. PARENTS WANTING TO OPT-IN OR OUT OF THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY NEED TO CONTACT THE SCHOOL BASED ADMINISTRATOR BY NEXT FRIDAY. ST. LANDRY PARISH STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX, SEVEN, NINE AND TEN WILL CONTINUE WITH THEIR HYBRID A AND B SCHEDULE.
COVID-NINETEEN HOSPITALIZATIONS IN LOUISIANA DROPPED BY FIFTY-ONE IN TODAY’S REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE TOTAL IS NOW AT ONE THOUSAND ONE, DOWN MORE THAN HALF FROM WHAT IT WAS IN EARLY JANUARY, WHEN IT WAS ABOVE TWO THOUSAND. THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS STAYED STEADY FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW AT ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE. THERE ARE TWENTY-NINE MORE DEATHS STATEWIDE. THE NUMBER OF NEW CONFIRMED CASES INCREASED BY EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE.
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA REPORTED FOUR MORE COVID-NINETEEN CONFIRMED DEATHS, TWO EACH IN ALLEN AND CALCASIEU PARISHES. ACADIANA HAD TWO MORE DEATHS, WHICH WERE IN ST. LANDRY AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES. THERE WERE EIGHTY NEW CONFIRMED CASES IN ACADIANA INCLUDING TWENTY-EIGHT IN LAFAYETTE PARISH. SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAD FORTY-EIGHT NEW CASES, MOST OF WHICH CAME FROM CALCASIEU PARISH, WHICH HAD THIRTY-NINE.
