Governor John Bel Edwards is asking Louisiana residents to not let their guard down on COVID mitigation efforts just because it’s a holiday. Edwards says the state has seen ground lost after other holidays and does not want to see a repeat of that for Labor Day.
Cut 3 (11) “…just cannot have.”
The state’s Phase Two declaration expires Friday and Edwards says he’ll make a decision on whether to move to Phase Three before then.
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.
State Treasurer John Schroder says they’re relaxing some application rules for the Main Street Recovery Program with the aim of getting more businesses to sign up for relief grants worth up to 15,000 dollars.
Schroder says for the first 21 days of the program only businesses who didn’t get previous federal pandemic aid could apply with a “quick-relief” option. That’s not the case anymore.
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 replaces Nick Bruno who announced plans to retire in January.