9-3-20
Power crews are working to restore electricity across storm-devastated Louisiana, road crews are clearing debris and thousands of tarps are being distributed to patch over wrecked roofs. But Gov. John Bel Edwards cautioned his state’s residents Wednesday to be realistic about “the long road ahead of us” to recover from Hurricane Laura. Officials say more than 160,000 utility customers in Louisiana remain without power, and 137,000 people face water outages. Edwards urged people to follow the guidance of local authorities on when it’s safe to return home and stay there. The hurricane was blamed Wednesday for two more deaths in Louisiana, increasing the storm’s U.S. death toll to 21.
HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS IN ACADIA AND VERMILLION PARISHES CAN NOW APPLY FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR DAMAGES FROM HURRICANE LAURA. SIX OTHER PARISHES WERE ALREADY PART OF THE FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION: ALLEN, BEAUREGARD, CAMERON, CALCASIEU, JEFF DAVIS AND VERNON PARISHES. THOSE WITH HOMEOWNER’S INSURANCE OR FLOOD INSURANCE ARE ADVISED TO FILE A CLAIM FIRST BEFORE APPLYING FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE. YOU CAN REGISTER FOR ASSISTANCE AT DISASTER ASSISTANCE-DOT-COM, THROUGH THE FEMA APP OR BY CALLING ONE-EIGHT HUNDRED- SIX-TWO-ONE-FEMA.
THE MAYOR OF CROWLEY SAYS HE’S ORDERED THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO BEGIN MOSQUITO SPRAYING NIGHTLY. TIM MONCEAUX SAYS IN A PRESS RELEASE THAT THE SPRAYING WILL HAPPEN BETWEEN 7:30 PM TO THREE A-M. HE SAYS THE CITY AND PARISH ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO PERFORM AERIAL SPRAYING LATER THIS WEEK, THOUGH THERE ARE NO DETAILS YET. HE SAYS THAT RESIDENTS SHOULD BE WEARING LONG SLEEVES AND LONG PANTS AND USE MOSQUITO REPELLANT AS LONG AS THE MOSQUITO SEASON IS IN FULL FORCE.
Congressman Clay Higgins Facebook post, promising lethal force against armed protesters, has been removed from the social media platform. Republican Rep. Clay Higgins’ post included a picture of Black demonstrators with long guns and says in part that if they show up “we’ll consider the armed presence a real threat.” The post goes on to say if someone shows up like that ”you won’t walk away.” The Advocate in Baton Rouge said a Facebook spokesman confirmed late Tuesday that the post was removed for breaking the company’s violence and incitement policies.
AFTER A POWER INTERRUPTION, ABBEVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATIONS TODAY. SYLVIA MASTERS TELLS US WHAT HAPPENED.
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HOSPITALIZATIONS CONTINUE TO DECLINE IN LOUISIANA WITH TWENTY-FEWER PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED TODAY, ACCORDING TO THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THAT BRINGS DOWN THE TOTAL TO EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE, THE LOWEST NUMBER IN MONTHS. THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS DECREASED BY FOUR. THERE ARE SEVENTEEN MORE DEATHS IN LOUISIANA FROM COVID-NINETEEN. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THERE ARE EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR NEW CASES, MOVING THE OVERALL TOTAL PAST ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND.
ACADIANA RECORDED FOUR MORE DEATHS TODAY. THE DEATHS WERE IN LAFAYETTE, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARY AND VERMILLION PARISHES. THE TOTAL IS NOW AT SIX HUNDRED NINE. THERE WERE SIXTY-SIX NEW CASES IN ACADIANA. LAFAYETTE PARISH HAD THE MOST WITH TWENTY-SIX.
THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL DEATHS IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. THE TOTAL REMAINS AT THREE HUNDRED. THERE ARE THIRTEEN NEW CASES FOR THE REGION. THE MOST WAS IN BEAUREGARD PARISH WITH NINE.
