8-25-21
LAFAYETTE LANES IS CLOSING AFTER SIXTY-TWO YEARS OF PROVIDING GOOD TIMES. THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED IN A FACEBOOK POST THAT THEIR LAST DAY WILL BE TOMORROW. GENERAL MANAGER TODD GUIDRY CITES THE BUILDING’S AGE AND THE COST OF UPKEEP AS ONE REASON FOR THE CLOSURE. HE SAYS THEY ARE ALSO NOT GETTING ENOUGH CUSTOMERS TO SUSTAIN THE BUSINESS.
IN LOUISIANA, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE MORE PEOPLE HAVE DIED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS. CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.
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THE ACADIANA REGION ALSO HAD THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS DEATHS THAN ANY OTHER DAY DURING THE PANDEMIC, WITH TWENTY-FOUR REPORTED YESTERDAY. THAT BEATS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF SIXTEEN SET ON JULY TWENTY-SECOND OF LAST YEAR. LAFAYETTE PARISH HAD SEVEN DEATHS, BEATING THE RECORD OF SIX SET ON THAT SAME DATE LAST YEAR. COVID-NINETEEN HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE DOWN TO THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN FROM FOUR HUNDRED NINE ON AUGUST NINETEENTH, BUT THAT’S STILL HIGHER THAN AT ANY POINT DURING THE PANDEMIC PREVIOUS TO THIS MONTH.
Louisiana’s largest hospital system says it is requiring all of its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 29. Ochsner Health made the announcement Tuesday, a day after the Pfizer vaccine received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Hospitalizations had been declining after setting records for two weeks. But they ticked up again in Tuesday’s report to 2,856.
TODAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF IN PERSON CLASSES FOR AWHILE AT PORT BARRE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. THAT’S BECAUSE A FEW TEACHERS AND STUDENTS HAVE CONTRACTED COVID-NINETEEN, ACCORDING TO A FACEBOOK POST BY PRINCIPAL GARY BLOOD. VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR STUDENTS WILL BEGIN TOMORROW AND LAST UNTIL SEPTEMBER SEVENTH, DEPENDING ON INFECTION RATES. BLOOD SAYS IT’S A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO ENSURE THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
MANY FESTIVALS HAVE BEEN CANCELED THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF COVID, AND NOW YOU CAN ADD THE TWENTY-TWENTY-ONE LOUISIANA SUGAR CANE FESTIVAL IN NEW IBERIA TO THE LIST. CAROLINE MARCELLO REPORTS.
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A Lake Charles riverboat casino that was damaged by a hurricane last year will be replaced next year by a land casino with a new name. News agencies report that construction should be complete next fall at the Horseshoe Casino Lake Charles. The Isle of Capri Lake Charles had received state permission in December 2019 to move from its permanently moored riverboat to land. Last August, Hurricane Laura pushed the riverboat under a bridge and damaged the construction site.
ACADIA PARISH CRIME STOPPERS IS ASKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP TO SOLVE THE THEFTS OF MULTIPLE VEHICLES, STOLEN FROM THE FIVE HUNDRED BLOCK OF SAINT MARGARET ROAD NEAR CHURCH POINT IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS OF JULY TWENTY-FIFTH. ALL OF THE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED BUT TWO. THEY ARE A GREEN HONDA FOUR-WHEELER AND A TWENTY-SIXTEEN HONDA SIDE-BY-SIDE THAT’S WHITE. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL SEVEN-EIGHT-NINE -TIPS. UP TO A THOUSAND DOLLAR CASH REWARD IS BEING OFFERED FOR TIPS THAT LEAD TO AN ARREST.
