LSU athletics director Scott Woodward is pleased with how the football program is handling the coronavirus. A day earlier, Coach Ed Orgeron said most of the team has had COVID-19, but Woodward says the players are receiving world-class medical attention that includes a strong contact tracing system
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Woodward says the vast majority of the cases have occurred socially and not in the weight room or at practice.
The Cajun Navy deploys to the Florida Panhandle to assist with the response to Hurricane Sally. The slow-moving Cat 1 storm is making landfall near the Florida-Alabama line and bringing with it plenty of rain. United Cajun Navy founder Todd Terrell says the focus of the day is on floodwater rescues.
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Terrell says it appears many of the residents were blindsided by the intensity of the storm and did not evacuate.
A bar in Monroe attempts to open against the Governor’s orders and is shut down just 25 minutes into service. Matt Doyle spoke with the owner of the Junkyard bar…
Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillody wants to dedicate $1 million to police training following the death of Trayford Pellerin, who died last month when he was shot multiple times by multiple officers of the Lafayette Police Department. Guillory says the money will come from CARES Act funding.