1:30 LRN Newscast Sept 17

State health officials report a sixth child has died from COVID-19 during the state’s fourth surge. Jeff Palermo has more…

Cut 2 (30)…I’m Jeff Palermo.” 

The state reports 2,182 new COVID-19 cases today. Hospitalizations stand at 1,367 that’s a decrease of 64 from the previous day, and 251 of those patients require ventilators.

As south Louisiana works to recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Ida nearly three weeks ago, State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says he will act should an insurance carrier refuse to pay 14-days of evacuation expenses related to Ida.

Cut 5 (12) “…this crisis situation.”

Houma Police are mourning the loss of 21-year-old cadet Austin Bush who was killed in a single-car crash Thursday morning after his car struck a log and ended up in a drainage basin and became fully submerged. Houma Police Chief Dana Coleman it’s been challenging with the hurricane and now the death of a young officer is even more difficult.

Cut 7 (11) “…through it.”