The Main Street Recovery Grant Program is offering businesses a new, much faster way to apply for pandemic relief grants worth up to 15,000 dollars. Matt Doyle has the story.
A home fire in Calcasieu Parish kills a man and his dog. Investigators say the blaze broke out in Starks shortly before 7 AM on Sunday, but the cause is currently unknown. Investigators have noted that due to the unreliability of electricity in the area, the man had been using candles for light. As of noon Monday, the victim’s identity had not been released.
The LSU football team is testing new helmet technology aiming to protect players from the coronavirus. CEO the Louisiana-based sports tech startup Tigeraire Jack Karavich says the system helps deliver comforting ventilation inside the helmet even though it may have more enclosure to cover the face. For added protection, N95 filter material can be added at the intake. Karavich says the ventilation has won over the players even in a standard helmet.
Cut 10 (11) “…very breathable environment.”
Ron Berry is named as the next president of the University of Louisiana Monroe. Berry, who begins his term next month, is no stranger to the ULM campus, he’s been there for 31 years. Berry is Dean of the Business and Social Sciences Department. Berry says he wants to focus on student recruitment during his tenure and help students determine their goals, and then reach them.
Berry replaces Nick Bruno who announced plans to retire in January.