7-24-20
ACROSS THE STATE AN ADDITIONAL 29 DEATHS WERE REPORTED FROM THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE STATE NOW HAS A TOTAL COVID-NINETEEN DEATH COUNT OF THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THREE. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS IS 197, STAYING THE SAME. THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES IS TWO THOUSAND, EIGHTY-FOUR, MOVING THE OVERALL TOTAL TO ONE HUNDRED AND THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN ACADIANA IS FIFTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE. THERE ARE FOUR MORE DEATHS IN ACADIANA, INCLUDING TWO IN LAFAYETTE PARISH , ONE IN ACADIA PARISH AND ONE IN ST.LANDRY PARISH. THE TOTAL FOR THE AREA IS THREE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT.
THERE ARE TWO MORE DEATHS IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, BOTH IN BEAUREGARD PARISH. THE TOTAL FOR THE REGION IS ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE. THERE ARE TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT MORE CASES. THAT MOVES THE TOTAL TO SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE.
QUALIFYING FOR CANDIDATES IN THE NOVEMBER PRIMARY WILL END TODAY. IN QUALIFYING YESTERDAY RECENTLY RETIRED DISTRICT JUDGE LORI LANDRY WILL CHALLENGE THE IBERIA, ST MARTIN, ST MARY DA BO DUHE. THIS FOLLOWS A CONTENTIOUS LEGAL FACE OFF BETWEEN THE PAIR WHEN THE DA’S OFFICE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE LANDRY FROM HUNDREDS OF CRIMINAL CASES. LANDRY RETIRED FROM THE JUDGESHIP.
HEALTH OFFICIALS IN LOUISIANA ARE WARNING OF A SHORTAGE OF HOSPITAL STAFF AS HOSPITALS NEAR CAPACITY. SOME HOSPITALS HAVE AGAIN PUT OFF NON EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AS THEY HIT CAPACITY. THE WAVE OF INFECTIONS CONTINUES TO CLIMB AND PROMPTED GOV EDWARDS TO KEEP THE STATE IN A MODIFIED VERSION OF PHASE 2. THIS CLOSED BARS AND REQUIRES PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS WHEN THEY ARE OUT IN PUBLIC, FOR TWO MORE WEEKS. THE GOVERNOR HAS MADE IT CLEAR HE DOES NOT WANT TO GO BACK TO PHASE ONE.
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS HAVE JUMPED ACROSS LOUISIANA HAVE JUMPED AS WELL AS EXISTING CLAIMS CONTINUE TO RISE. MORE THAN 313,100 WORKERS REMAINING ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT ROLLS ACROSS THE PELICAN STATE. THERE WERE 32,079 FIRST TIME UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FILED LAST WEEK. THAT IS AN INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS WEEK. LOUISIANA’S TREND IS FOLLOWING A NATIONAL TREND. MORE THAN 1.4 MILLION APPLIED FOR JOBLESS BENEFITS LAST WEEK. SOME ARE CONCERNED THAT THE WEAKENING OF THE LABOR MARKET WILL SHOW A DECLINE IN THOSE EMPLOYED IN JULY AFTER TWO SHARP HIRING GAINS IN MAY AND JUNE.
THE CROWLEY MAYOR IS THE LATEST TO FALL VICTIM TO THE CORONAVIRUS. TV 10’S CAROLINE MARCELLO TELLS US MORE:
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THIS SATURDAY THE GALLERY IN CROWLEY WILL HAVE ITS FIRST WALK-IN GALLERY TOUR AND EXHIBIT SINCE MID-MARCH. THE CURRENTLY FEATURED EXHIBIT IS CYPERSSCAPES WITH ARTIST RICHARD LEMOINE. THE TOURS WILL BEGIN AT 10AM.
