4-15-20
THERE HAVE BEEN NINETY DEATHS FROM THE CORONAVIRUS IN LOUISIANA, RAISING THE TOTAL TO OVER ELEVEN HUNDRED. HOWEVER, THE NUMBER OF NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES HAS SLOWED. THERE ARE FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE NEW CASES AS THE TOTAL NEARS TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND. THAT’S A TWO PERCENT INCREASE. HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR THE CORONAVIRUS IN LOUISIANA AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON VENTILATORS HAS GONE DOWN SLIGHTLY.
IN ACADIANA, THERE ARE THIRTY-THREE NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS. THAT’S A THREE PERCENT INCREASE. THERE WERE SIX MORE DEATHS IN ACADIANA FOR A TOTAL OF FIFTY-NINE. IBERIA AND ST. MARY PARISHES HAD TWO ADDITIONAL DEATHS EACH AND BOTH LAFAYETTE AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES HAD ONE EACH.
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA ADDED ONLY TWELVE NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS COMPARED TO YESTERDAY FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX. THERE IS ONE MORE DEATH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, WHICH WAS A CALCASIEU PARISH RESIDENT.
TWO OF THE VICTIMS FROM THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA WERE A HUSBAND AND WIFE FROM SULPHUR. PASTOR STEVEN AND BARBARA RANDOLPH DIED ON THE SAME DAY. THEIR DAUGHTER, ASHLEY BRISCOE, TELLS KPLC TV THAT THE TWO WERE IN BEDS THAT WERE SIDE BY SIDE AND THE MOM, BARBARA, PASSED FIRST, AND HER DAD, STEVEN, DIED SHORTLY AFTERWARD HOLDING HER HAND. MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS HAS BEEN RAISED FOR BURIAL EXPENSES AT A GOFUNDME PAGE FOR THE FAMILY.
Gov. John Bel Edwards has again delayed Louisiana’s presidential primary because of the coronavirus, this time to July 11. The primary originally had been scheduled for April 4, but it’s been pushed back twice. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is asking lawmakers to approve emergency procedures for the election. He wants to expand early voting from seven days to 13 days and widen the availability of mail-in absentee ballots to people impacted by the virus.
LOUISIANA SENATORS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE PUSHING TO GET FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR THE CRAWFISH INDUSTRY. GERALD GREUNIG REPORTS.
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THE LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT HAS WITHDRAWN ITS OPPOSITION TO A LAWSUIT FILED BY RESIDENTS OPPOSED TO THE CREATION OF FIVE NEW TAXING DISTRICTS. CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER JAMIE ANGELLE SAYS MAYOR PRESIDENT JOSH GUILLORY HAS NEVER SUPPORTED THE NEW DISTRICTS AND IS NOT GOING TO STAND IN THE WAY OF THE LAWSUIT. SIX PEOPLE FILED THE LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE WAY THE ORDINANCES WERE INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED. THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS NOW THE ONLY ENTITY OPPOSING THE LAWSUIT.
A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD BOY FROM ARNAUDVILLE WAS KILLED YESTERDAY IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 178. THE BOY, HARLEY LACOMB, WAS A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN A HONDA ACCORD THAT HIT A TRACTOR WITH A FRONT END ATTACHMENT. SIXTY-YEAR-OLD CRAIG COMEAUX OF SUNSET WAS USING THE TRACTOR TO GRADE A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY WHEN HE ENTERED THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING THE FRONT LOADER TO COLLIDE WITH THE ACCORD’S FRONT WINDSHIELD. COMEAUX WAS EJECTED FROM THE TRACTOR AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MODERATE INJURIES. THE DRIVER OF THE ACCORD ALSO SUFFERED MODERATE INJURIES. THE ACCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND CHARGES ARE PENDING.
