In the first update in two days, Louisiana reports the removal of 1,666 duplicate COVID-19 cases from the state’s total case count down to 48,515. Total deaths… 2,972, up by 22. Hospitalizations… 561, down by 18 with ventilator usage falling to 75, down by 8.
Governor Edwards says he is concerned about the state’s growth in COVID numbers and asks the public to take the pandemic as seriously as they did when we first flattened the curve…
The LSU Board of Supervisors unanimously approves a resolution to renamed Troy Middleton Library due to the namesake’s vocal support for segregation. Governor Edwards spoke strongly in support of the decision to pull the former LSU President’s name from the library.
The library was named after Middleton in 1978 after his death in 1976. Former lawmaker Woody Jenkins spoke on behalf of the Middleton family, who opposed the decision. Jenkins called Middleton an American World War One and Two war hero.
Today is Juneteenth, a commemoration of a milestone in the ending of slavery in the United States. The date is getting more recognition this year. LSU Chief Diversity Officer Dereck Rovaris says today is a celebration of the final group of enslaved African Americans learning of their emancipation.While it is not officially a national holiday, Rovaris feels that may not be far off.