6,900 Ouachita Parish residents and thousands of other customers were still without power as of 10 AM this morning due to Sunday’s devastating tornadoes. Matt Doyle has more.
The Monroe Regional Airport is closed today after it is estimated to have sustained 25-30 million in damages. Congressman Ralph Abraham says it could be some time before it gets back up and running.
The state health department reported 44 more COVID-19 deaths today, bringing the total to 884 deaths. There are over 21-thousand positive cases. Louisiana does not report on how many people have recovered from the coronavirus and Governor Edwards says capturing that information is difficult
Cut 12 (06) “recovered individual”
A survey of the state’s childcare providers shows that roughly a third of childcare facilities that closed do not see a path to reopening. Louisiana Policy Institute for Children Executive Director Libbie Sonnier-Netto says a majority of childcare centers have reported losing revenue.
Cut 13 (07) “…lost $1.7 million dollars”
Sonnier-Netto says over 90% of childcare providers indicated grants could be used to pay employees during the closures and would support their response to COVID-19 both now and in the future to the pandemic.