5-29-20
THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED IN LOUISIANA WITH COVID-NINETEEN HAS DROPPED BY THIRTY-SEVEN TO SEVEN-HUNDRED-SIXTY-ONE. THERE ARE THREE-HUNDRED-FIVE MORE CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE STATE FOR A TOTAL OF THIRTY-EIGHT-THOUSAND, EIGHT-HUNDRED-TWO. THE NUMBER OF DEATHS INCREASED BY EIGHTEEN. THE TOTAL IS TWO THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE.
THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASES IN ACADIANA INCREASED BY THIRTEEN YESTERDAY INCLUDING SIX IN LAFAYETTE PARISH. THE TOTAL IS TWO THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO. THERE WERE TWO MORE DEATHS IN THE REGION, WHICH WERE IN LAFAYETTE AND ST. LANDRY PARISHES. THE TOTAL IS ONE HUNDRED-NINETY-THREE.
THERE WERE SEVEN MORE CASES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, AND THEY WERE ALL IN CALCASIEU PARISH. THE TOTAL IS NINE HUNDRED-ELEVEN. CALCASIEU PARISH HAD THE ONLY ADDITIONAL DEATH FOR THE REGION. THE TOTAL IS SIXTY-SIX.
STATE POLICE SAY A CRASH CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A NEW IBERIA MAN THURSDAY MORNING. GERALD GREUNIG REPORTS.
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Universities in Louisiana are looking at a variety of ways to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as they make plans for a return of students in the fall. Leaders of the University of Louisiana system discussed their developing plans in an online meeting Thursday. Ideas include shortening the fall semester so that students are back home by Thanksgiving, continuing to give students online options for on-campus classes, and requiring students and faculty to wear masks. The discussions come as Gov. John Bel Edwards plans for an announcement next week on whether there will be a further easing of restrictions on public gatherings and businesses.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC AT THE LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT IS PICKING UP BUT STILL WAY BEHIND LAST YEAR’S ACTIVITY. LAST FRIDAY, THE AIRPORT HAD MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED PASSENGERS, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ONE DAY TOTAL IN NEARLY TWO MONTHS, ACCORDING TO THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. TRAFFIC IN APRIL WAS OFF BY ABOUT NINETY-TWO PERCENT COMPARED TO APRIL OF LAST YEAR. AS OF FRIDAY, THE AIRPORT HAD NEARLY A THOUSAND MORE PASSENGERS THAN IN ALL OF APRIL.
RESTAURANTS MAY BE STRUGGLING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, BUT FOOD TRUCKS ARE DOING GOOD BUSINESS, ACCORDING TO KPLC TV. HAILI (HOLLY) LI, WHO OPERATES HI-LICIOUS STREET KITCHEN SAYS HER BUSINESS IS ALMOST THREE TIMES WHAT IT WAS. SHE SAYS ONE PROBLEM SHE HAS HAD IS GETTING GROCERIES, SOMETIMES HAVING TO GO TO HOUSTON TO GET WHAT SHE NEEDS. JOBE GUILLORY STARTED THE J-J’S JAMMIN’ FOOD TRUCK TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC AND SAYS BUSINESS IS GOOD AND ALL HE DREAMED IT WOULD BE.
THE PRINCIPAL AT OPELOUSAS JUNIOR HIGH HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF CHANGING GRADES ON STUDENT’S REPORT CARDS. DOCTOR MONICA FABRE (FAW bruh) HAS BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE WHILE THE SCHOOL BOARD INVESTIGATES. SUPERINTENDENT PATRICK JENKINS TELLS KATC TV THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT EACH STUDENT’S GRADES ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. HE SAYS HE WON’T DISCUSS THE SITUATION FURTHER BECAUSE IT’S A PERSONNEL MATTER.
