6-30-20
THE U-S SUPREME COURT HAS STRUCK DOWN A LOUISIANA LAW THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED ABORTION CLINICS TO HAVE ADMITTING PRIVILEGES AT A NEARBY HOSPITAL. CHIEF JUSTIC JOHN ROBERTS SIDED WITH THE COURT’S FOUR LIBERAL JUSTICES IN RULING THAT THE LAW WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THE LOUISIANA FAMILY FORUM, IN A FACEBOOK POST, CALLED THE RULING “HORRIFIC”. THEY SAID THE LAW, WHICH HAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, WOULD HAVE HELD ABORTION CLINICS TO THE SAME STANDARDS AS EVERY OTHER CLINIC.
THERE WERE FIVE DEATHS STATEWIDE FROM COVID-NINETEEN, ACCORDING TO TODAY’S REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. HOWEVER, THE NUMBER OF CASES CONTINUES TO RISE STEEPLY, WITH EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE, LIFTING THE TOTAL ABOVE FIFTY-SEVEN THOUSAND. THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED CONTINUES TO RISE WITH AN ADDITIONAL TWENTY-TWO. THERE ARE THREE ADDITIONAL PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS.
ACADIANA HAD JUST ONE ADDITIONAL DEATH BRINGING THE TOTAL TO TWO HUNDRED FIFTY. THE NEW DEATH WAS IN ACADIA PARISH. THERE ARE TWO HUNDRED TWENTY SIX MORE PATIENTS IN THE REGION, INCLUDING EIGHTY SIX IN LAFAYETTE PARISH. THE TOTAL IS FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN.
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAS HAD NO DEATHS FOR THREE STRAIGHT DAYS. THE TOTAL IS EIGHTY. THERE ARE SIXTY-EIGHT MORE CORONAVIRUS CASES, FIFTY-TWO OF WHICH ARE IN CALCASIEU PARISH. THE TOTAL IS TWO THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED-SIXTEEN.
WHEN A FEDERAL MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS IS LIFTED ON JULY TWENTY-FIFTH, LOUISIANA COULD BE DEALING WITH ONE HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND HOUSEHOLDS BEING HOMELESS, ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR PLANNING EXCELLENCE. PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CAMILLE MANNING-BROOM SAYS SWIFT AND TARGETED ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN NOW TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES AND A LONG TERM STRATEGY NEEDS TO BE DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT LEAVE LOUISIANA RESIDENTS VULNERABLE. THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS RESIDENTS IN ACADIANA ROSE TO SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE LAST MONTH, ACCORDING TO THE ACADIANA REGIONAL COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS. IN JANUARY, THERE WERE FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE HOMELESS FAMILIES IN ACADIANA.
THE NURSERY AT RED LERILLE’S HEALTH AND RACQUET CLUB IN LAFAYETTE HAS BEEN CLOSED AFTER AN EMPLOYEE TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS. IN A FACEBOOK POST, THE CLUB ANNOUNCED THAT THE NURSERY WILL BE CLOSED FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS UNTIL ALL WORKERS ARE TESTED AND THEY FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THEY ARE COVID-FREE. LAST WEEK, RED’S CLOSED THE BASKETBALL COURTS AND HOT PLUNGE FACILITIES TEMPORARILY AFTER A NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TESTED POSITIVE. THE GYM REMAINS OPEN TO MEMBERS.
THE MEALS TO YOU DEADLINE FOR ST. MARTIN PARISH STUDENTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL AUGUST FIFTEENTH. CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.
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ONE PERSON IS IN CUSTODY AFTER TRYING TO FLEE FROM POLICE THROUGH LAKE CHARLES YESTERDAY MORNING. THE CHASE BEGAN WHEN POLICE ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER A CAR THAT WAS BEING DRIVEN ERRATICALLY AND RUNNING A RED LIGHT. THE CHASE BEGAN AT ENTERPRISE AND SEVENTH STREET, INTO DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE AND THEN SOUTH ON RYAN STREET, ENDING ON WEAVER ROAD. AUTHORITIES SAY THEY WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION LATER.
