6-5-20
Gov. John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency as the remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal appeared poised to strike Louisiana as early as this weekend. Cristobal weakened to a tropical depression yesterday after striking Mexico’s coast and moving inland. It was predicted to turn northward into the Gulf of Mexico and head toward Louisiana. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Cristobal may regain force once it moves back over the Gulf of Mexico and could reach Louisiana by Sunday.
Louisiana will continue to loosen its virus-related restrictions today. Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the latest restrictions on businesses, using the Phase 2 reopening guidance issued by the White House. The changes will allow retailers, restaurants, salons and churches to serve more people at a time and will let other shuttered businesses reopen with limitations. However, the easing of restrictions won’t take effect in New Orleans.
THERE WERE FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE MORE CASES OF CORONAVIRUS IN LOUISIANA. THE TOTAL IS FORTY-ONE THOUSAND, FIVE-HUNDRED-SIXTY-TWO. THERE WERE THIRTEEN MORE DEATHS FOR A TOTAL OF TWO THOUSAND, SEVEN-HUNDRED-SEVENTY-TWO. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THERE ARE FOUR FEWER PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID NINETEEN AND FOUR FEWER PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS.
ACADIANA HAS FORTY-TWO MORE CASES OF CORONAVIRUS. ACADIA PARISH LED THE WAY WITH SIXTEEN ADDITIONAL CASES AND LAFAYETTE PARISH WAS NEXT WITH THIRTEEN. THERE ARE TWO MORE REPORTS OF DEATHS FROM COVID-NINETEEN IN ACADIANA. THEY WERE IN LAFAYETTE AND VERMILLION PARISHES.
IT’S BEEN FIVE DAYS IN A ROW THAT SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAS RECORDED NO NEW DEATHS FROM COVID –NINETEEN. THE TOTAL REMAINS AT SEVENTY. THERE WERE TWENTY-SIX MORE CASES OF CORONAVIRUS IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. BEAUREGARD PARISH HAD THE MOST WITH NINE WHILE CALCASIEU PARISH ADDED EIGHT.
THE ACADIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS ARRESTED A SUSPECT IN THE MURDER OF TWO PEOPLE IN RICHARD ON MAY EIGHTEENTH. TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD DETRICK GUILLORY OF BASILE IS THE GRANDSON OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS, SEVENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD JOHN GUILLORY. THE OTHER VICTIM, SEVENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD LOIS GUILLORY, IS DETRICK’S GODMOTHER. GUILLORY HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER.
THE JC PENNEY STORE AT THE ACADIANA MALL IS CLOSING PERMANENTLY. IT’S ONE OF THREE STORES IN LOUISIANA AND ONE-HUNDRED-FIFTY-FOUR STORES AROUND THE NATION THAT ARE CLOSING. JC PENNEY HAS BEEN STRUGGLING COMPETING AGAINST E-COMMERCE AND THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC INCREASED THEIR PROBLEMS. CLOSING SALES FOR THE ONE-HUNDRED-FIFTY-FOUR STORES IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON JUNE TWELFTH AND THEY ANTICIPATE TO CLOSE ALL THE STORES WITHIN TEN TO SIXTEEN WEEKS .
THE ORGANIZERS OF THE DELCAMBRE SHRIMP FESTIVAL HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE CANCELING IT THIS YEAR. IT IS NORMALLY HELD ON THE THIRD WEEKEND OF AUGUST. IN A PRESS RELEASE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SAID THAT “IN THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES, IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO FULFILL OUR OBLIGATIONS TO THE HEIGHT OF OUR STANDARDS.” THEY SAID THEY PLAN ON MAKING NEXT YEAR’S FESTIVAL BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER.
