6-24-20
The number of COVID-19 cases reported in Louisiana has jumped by more than 1,300, and the number of people hospitalized with the disease has increased again. Tuesday’s increase to a total of 51,595 cases was the largest single-day increase in reported cases since early April. The death toll from the disease as of Tuesday was 3,021. On Twitter, the state health department said 95 percent of the cases reported Tuesday were the result of “community spread.”
MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THE NEW CASES WERE IN THE SEVEN ACADIANA PARISHES THAT COMPRISE REGION FOUR. THERE WERE THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX MORE CORONAVIRUS CASES IN REGION FOUR AND ST. MARY PARISH. LAFAYETTE PARISH HAD THE MOST WITH ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR. THERE WERE FOUR MORE COVID NINETEEN DEATHS FOR ACADIANA. THAT INCLUDES THREE IN LAFAYETTE PARISH, TWO IN ST. LANDRY PARISH AND ONE IN ST. MARY PARISH. HOWEVER THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ADJUSTED DOWN THE TOTAL IN ST. MARTIN PARISH BY TWO.
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAD NO NEW COVID-NINETEEN DEATHS FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW. THE TOTAL REMAINS AT SEVENTY-SEVEN. THERE ARE NINETY-EIGHT MORE CORONAVIRUS CASES WITH CALCASIEU PARISH ADDING FIFTY. THE TOTAL IS ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR.
VOLUNTARY WORKOUTS FOR MULTIPLE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED EITHER FULLY OR PARTIALLY AT SOME ACADIANA SCHOOLS. FOUR PARISHES HAVE REPORTED SUSPENSIONS — LAFAYETTE, ACADIA, VERMILLION AND ST. LANDRY. BEAU CHENE HIGH SCHOOL IN ST. LANDRY PARISH JUST SUSPENDED VOLUNTARY WORKOUTS AFTER A PLAYER CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PERSON WHO CONTRACTED COVID-NINETEEN. ACADIA PARISH SUPERINTENDENT SCOTT RICHARD SAYS TWO HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE SUSPENDED ALL WORKOUTS.
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s emergency plan for its July presidential primary and August municipal elections. The plan was written in response to the coronavirus outbreak. It was crafted by Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin and approved by state lawmakers in April. The plan increased early voting by six days and expanded mail-in balloting for some people at higher risk to the virus.
The family of a Lafayette man who was stabbed over the weekend is calling the assault a hate crime, but police say there’s no evidence to support that. Lafayette police spokesman Sgt. Wayne Griffin said 18-year-old Holden White was stabbed in the neck and wrists Saturday and remained in critical condition Monday. Chase Seneca was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder. White’s family believe White was targeted because he was gay.
CROWLEY POLICE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS MARCHED WITH A SHOOTING VICTIM’S FAMILY TO REMEMBER SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD EMERY CARTER. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS MORE.
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The Louisiana House has overwhelmingly voted to give K-12 schools and colleges sweeping protections against civil lawsuits from students and teachers who contract an infectious disease, including COVID-19. The measure is sponsored by Republican Rep. Buddy Mincey, a former Livingston Parish School Board member. The protections would be given to public and private K-12 schools; charter schools; and public and private colleges. Mincey says the limitation from liability is critical to allow schools to offer in-person classes this fall.
