8-3-20
THE NEW POSITIVE CASE COUNT FOR COVID-NINETEEN IN LOUISIANA IS MUCH LOWER THAN IT HAS BEEN, WITH ONE THOUSAND NINETY-NINE REPORTED TODAY BY THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE NEW TOTAL IS ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-SIX. THERE WERE SEVENTEEN MORE DEATHS IN LOUISIANA, BRINING THE TOTAL UP TO THREE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TEN. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED HAS GONE DOWN BY THIRTY-EIGHT. BUT PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS INCREASED BY NINE.
THE DEATH TOTAL FOR ACADIANA TODAY IS MORE THAN HALF OF THE OVERALL STATE TOTAL. THERE ARE NINE MORE DEATHS, INCLUDING FIVE IN ACADIA PARISH, TWO IN IBERIA PARISH AND ONE EACH IN LAFAYETTE AND ST. LANDRY PARISHES. THERE ARE TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASES FOR THE REGION. THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL TO EIGHTEEN THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE.
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAD NO ADDITIONAL DEATHS ON TODAY’S REPORT. THE TOTAL IS ONE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE. THERE ARE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE MORE CASES FOR THE REGION INCLUDING EIGHTY-SEVEN IN CALCASIEU PARISH. THE TOTAL IS NINE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWO.
A CHURCH POINT POLICE OFFICER HAS DIED DUE TO COMPLICATIONS FROM THE CORONAVIRUS. CAROLINE MARCELLO HAS MORE.
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Louisiana is boosting food stamp assistance for some households for a sixth month because of the coronavirus pandemic. The state Department of Children and Family Services says people receiving food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program who don’t receive the maximum amount for their household size will be moved to that highest amount in August. The extra aid will be loaded onto the debit-style cards that food stamp recipients have on Aug. 21. That means a one-person household will receive $194 for the month, while a family of four will get $646.
A group of Lafayette residents are trying to drum up support for reopening the Lafayette Science Museum. The mayor-president says the city can’t afford to keep the museum up and running. Renee Sonnier and Blake Lagneaux are among those hoping to bring attention to the museum now that it’s on the chopping block. KATC-TV reports that Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory announced layoffs at the museum in May.
INDORAMA’S ETHYLENE CRACKER FACILITY IN SULPHUR WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, CAUSING TWO WORKERS TO SUFFER MINOR INJURIES. IT HAPPENED SATURDAY MORNING AT AROUND EIGHT-THIRTY AND THE PLANT WAS TAKEN OFF-LINE. ACCORDING TO INDORAMA, THE LIGHTING STRIKE CAUSED A PLANT TRIP AND SUBSEQUENT FLARING. SMOKE FROM THE FLARE COULD BE SEEN UNTIL TWO-THIRTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMPANY SAYS THE EVENT WAS CONTAINED AND THEY ARE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGE.
ACADIANA SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE SEEN A SPIKE IN STUDENTS REGISTERED FOR ONLINE CLASSES, WITH AROUND A QUARTER TO A THIRD OF STUDENTS SIGNED UP. ACADIA PARISH HAS TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED SO FAR SIGNED UP FOR THEIR VIRTUAL LEARNING PROGRAM CALLED THE A-PLUS CAMPUS, WHILE ST. MARTIN PARISH HAS TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED REGISTERED. IBERIA PARISH HAS NEARLY FOUR THOUSAND REGISTERED FOR THE IBERIA VIRTUAL PROGRAM, WHILE THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS SEVENTY-FIVE HUNDRED APPLICATIONS FOR THEIR VIRTUAL PROGRAM. THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR THE LAFAYETTE PARISH VIRTUAL PROGRAM IS FOUR-THIRTY THIS AFTERNOON.
