9-22-20
THERE WAS A FIERY CRASH ON THE I-TEN BASIN BRIDGE YESTERDAY AND THE WESTBOUND LANES ARE STILL CLOSED AT BUTTE LA ROSE. THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED TWO EIGHTEEN WHEELERS AND A CAR. THE MATERIAL BEING TRANSPORTED WAS NON-HAZARDOUS. TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED AT THE LOBDELL EXIT AND DRIVERS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO TAKE ALTERNATE ROUTES UNTIL IT IS CLEARED UP.
Louisiana lawmakers announced Monday they will convene a special session next week. The session will address the near-bankruptcy of the state unemployment trust fund, work on Hurricane Laura recovery and they’ll try to scale back the governor’s emergency powers in the latest battle over Gov. John Bel Edwards’ coronavirus response. Senate President Page Cortez and House Speaker Clay Schexnayder released the 70-item outline of what will be debated in the 30-day session that begins Sept. 28. Edwards said he’s concerned about the length and timing of the session and the public’s access.
LOUISIANA RECORDED NINE DEATHS FROM COVID-NINETEEN IN YESTERDAY’S REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THAT’S THE FIRST TIME THAT FIGURE HAS BEEN IN SINGLE DIGITS FOR MORE THAN TWO MONTHS. THE TOTAL HAS SURPASSED FIFTY-TWO HUNDRED. HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE DOWN BY NINE. THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS HAS DROPPED BY SEVEN, BRINGING THE TOTAL BELOW ONE HUNDRED. THERE ARE TWO HUNDRED FORTY-THREE NEW CASES IN THE STATE.
ALMOST HALF OF THE STATEWIDE DEATH TOTAL YESTERDAY CAME FROM THE ACADIANA REGION, WHICH REPORTED FOUR NEW DEATHS. THEY CAME FROM EVANGELINE, LAFAYETTE, ST. MARTIN AND VERMILLION PARISHES. THE TOTAL IS NOW AT SIX HUNDRED SIXTY. THERE WERE ONLY THIRTEEN NEW CASES IN THE REGION. ELEVEN CAME FROM IBERIA PARISH, BUT SOME PARISHES HAD THEIR NUMBERS ADJUSTED DOWN.
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAD TWO MORE COVID-NINETEEN DEATHS. THEY WERE IN ALLEN AND JEFF DAVIS PARISHES. THERE WERE JUST EIGHT NEW CASES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. ALLEN PARISH HAD THE MOST WITH FIVE.
RAYNE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A MAN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON ARCENEAUX DRIVE. FAMILY MEMBERS TOLD KLFY TV THAT THE VICTIM IS DALVIN WASHINGTON, WHO WAS VISITING HIS CHILDREN ON ARCENEAUX DRIVE WHEN HE WAS SHOT IN THE ARM AND BACK. HE DIED ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL. POLICE CHIEF CARROLL STELLY TOLD KLFY TV THAT DETECTIVES ARE PROCESSING THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING AND TALKING TO WITNESSES. HE EXPECTS AN ARREST IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
A LAFAYETTE COUPLE, WHO DIED SUNDAY IN A PLANE CRASH IN TEXAS, ARE BEING REMEMBERED BY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND WORK COLLEAGUES. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS MORE.
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RESIDENTS IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM HURRICANE LAURA, ARE NOW PREPARING FOR AN INFLUX OF RAIN FROM TROPICAL STORM BETA. SETH GILMORE OF SULPHUR TELLS KATC TV THAT THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE RAIN AND WHETHER THE SYSTEM MIGHT STAY AND CIRCULATE OVER THE AREA. CLEANUP CREWS WILL CONTINUE PICKING UP DEBRIS FOR AS LONG AS THEY CAN. LAKE CHARLES MAYOR NIC HUNTER TELLS RESIDENTS THERE ARE MULTIPLE LOCATIONS FOR SANDBAGS THROUGHOUT CALCASIEU PARISH.
