4-20-20
THERE ARE NEARLY SIX HUNDRED NEW CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS REPORTED IN LOUISIANA TODAY. THE TOTAL IS NOW AT TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE. THERE ARE THIRTY-TWO MORE DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF ONE THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF REDUCED HOSPITALIZATIONS, THERE WAS AN INCREASE TODAY, FORTY-SIX MORE PATIENTS. HOWEVER, THE NUMBER ON VENTILATORS WENT DOWN BY SEVENTEEN.
THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASES IN ACADIANA INCREASED BY THIRTY-SIX. THE TOTAL IS NOW AT TWELVE-HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE. THERE ARE TWO MORE DEATHS IN THE REGION, ONE EACH IN IBERIA AND ST. MARY PARISHES. THE TOTAL STANDS AT SEVENTY-EIGHT.
THERE ARE ONLY TWO MORE CASES OF CORONAVIRUS IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, ONE EACH IN CALCASIEU AND BEAUREGARD PARISHES. THE TOTAL IS NOW FOUR HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN. THERE ARE NO DEATHS REPORTED. SO THE TOTAL REMAINS AT THIRTY-FIVE.
A PHARMACY IN ABBEVILLE IS OFFERING EXCLUSIVE CURBSIDE SERVICE TO MINIMIZE CONTACT WITH EMPLOYEES. MARK MULA OF MULA’S PHARMACY SPENDS HIS DAY UNDER A TENT WEARING GLOVES AND A MASK AND CARRYING A WALKIE-TALKIE TO SPEAK TO EMPLOYEES IN THE STORE. HE TELLS KATC THAT HIS GOAL IS TO PROTECT HIS EMPLOYEES FROM EXPOSURE AND THEREBY PROTECT THE COMMUNITY. HE SAYS THAT WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS, WE JUST NEED TO BE PATIENT.
Ten years after the nation’s biggest offshore oil spill fouled its waters, the Gulf of Mexico sparkles in the sunlight and its fish are safe to eat. But scientists who have spent $500 million from BP researching effects of the Deepwater Horizon disaster have found much to be concerned about. Numbers of dolphins and whales and even insects are down since the spill, which accelerated the loss of tidal marshes. Researchers say the recovery has been remarkable, but losses remain profound.
A DUSON FAMILY, WHO’S FREEZER QUIT WORKING, WAS THE RECIPIENT OF A WONDERFUL ACT OF KINDNESS. VIVIAN LANDRY WAS LOOKING FOR A FREEZER WHEN SHE SAW THE STORY OF THE LEGER FAMILY ON KATC TV AND DECIDED INSTEAD TO GET THEM A FREEZER. SHE CONTACTED THE LEGER FAMILY THROUGH FACEBOOK AND ARRANGED TO GET THEM A FREEZER YESTERDAY MORNING AND THREW IN A FEW PACKAGES OF MEAT. LANDRY SAYS SHE’S BEEN HELPED HERSELF IN THE PAST AND HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR A DAY WHEN SHE COULD HELP SOMEONE ELSE.
THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN CALCASIEU PARISH IS ONLINE. SOME ARE CONCERNED THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TRANSITIONING TO HIGH SCHOOL WILL MISS OUT ON KEY LEARNING CONCEPTS. MIDDLE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OWEN CLANTON TELLS KPLC TV THAT THE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS THAT STUDENTS NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION HAVE ALREADY BEEN COVERED. HE SAYS RIGHT NOW THEY ARE WORKING ON THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM TO MAKE IT REFLECTIVE OF THE CURRICULUM AND PUTTING TOGETHER PACKETS FOR STUDENTS WHO CAN’T WORK ONLINE.
THE ST. LANDRY PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM IS HOSTING A VIRTUAL JOB FAIR FOR TEACHERS. IT TAKES PLACE ON THURSDAY, APRIL THIRTIETH FROM TWELVE-FORTY-FIVE TO FOUR P-M. YOU MUST REGISTER AHEAD OF TIME BY GOING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITE, S-L-P-S-B-DOT-ORG. THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS APRIL TWENTY-NINTH.
