Our Lady of the Lake infectious disease expert Dr. Catherine O’Neal says it is not safe to have fall contact high school sports right now but says she is optimistic about college athletics.  O’Neal says before K-12 contact sports can resume the state needs to prove it can reopen schools without having to shut communities down due to outbreaks.

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High school football is set to resume October 8^th, but the LHSAA says the state will have to be in Phase Three.

In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, UL Lafayette, ULM, McNeese, Northwestern, and Southeastern all start back to class today.  Nicholls and Grambling started last week. UL System President Jim Henderson says the initial outlook on class and campus operations seems promising.

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Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin proposed plan for the November 3^rd Presidential election and December run-off scales-back eligibility for requesting an absentee ballot compared to the July and August elections. Ardoin says the plan has been tailored to work in Phase Two compared to the stay at home order.

Cut 10 (11) “…to move forward”

The plan would also increase the state’s early voting period to ten days versus seven and add an extra hour and a half to each day.

A 14-year-old girl from St. Mary Parish died over the weekend in a jet ski accident in Lower St. Martin Parish. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson Ed Pratt says a 17-year-old allowed the victim and another 15-year-old girl to operate separate jet skis, adding that possible charges are pending against the 17-year-old who allowed the girls to operate the jet skis…

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State law says you must be at least 16-years-old to operate a jet ski

5678An infectious disease expert says Louisiana just isn’t ready for fall high school contact sports, and LSU fans may get to be in Tiger Stadium this fall…

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A federal judge in New Orleans denies a motion by several bar owners to block the enforcement of Governor Edwards’ order to close bars as a coronavirus spread mitigation effort. Bar owners had contested the order as unconstitutional for closing down certain businesses while letting others operate.

Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin proposed plan for the November 3^rd Presidential election and December run-off scales-back eligibility for requesting an absentee ballot compared to the July and August elections. Ardoin says the plan has been tailored to work in Phase Two compared to the stay at home order. Ardoin says the emergency plan still faces some hurdles as it has to be approved by lawmakers and receive the signature of the Governor.
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The plan would also increase the state’s early voting period to ten days versus seven and add an extra hour and a half to each day.
In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, UL Lafayette, ULM, McNeese, Northwestern, Southeastern all start back to class today. UL System President Jim Henderson says they’ve got the protocols to keep the students safe, but they just need them to be cognizant of the risks that come with socializing.

Cut 8 (06) “…that age population.”

LSU game-day tailgating on campus may not be happening this year according to LSU Interim President Thomas Galligan, or atleast not nearly as extensive as it usually is. Galligan was on Talk Louisiana this morning when he made the comments…

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Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin proposes scaling back absentee ballot usage in the upcoming November election compared to what was available in August and July. The only COVID-related reason for requesting an absentee ballot would be testing positive for the virus during or after early voting but before election day.  Ardoin says the observations in July indicate only a small portion of the participation was COVID absentee voters.

Cut 11 (10) “…same in November.”

Southeastern, ULM, McNeese, Northwestern, and UL Lafayette all resumed classes today.  UL System President Jim Henderson says he’s confident and comfortable with the spread mitigation plans the schools have put into place, adding that faculty and staff are doing their best to execute those plans.

Cut 7 (08) “…that we have.”

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is investigating a fatal jet ski accident in Lower St. Martin Parish. L-D-W-F spokesperson Ed Pratt says two teenage girls were operating separate jet skis when they collided on Saturday.Pratt says Hannah Landry of Franklin was airlifted to a hospital in Ascension Parish with severe injuries

cut 14 (08) “…in Donalsonville”

Pratt says a 17-year-old allowed the two teenage girls to ride the jet skis and he faces possible charges.

Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin’s plan for the November 3rd election would limit the ability for someone to request a mail-in ballot compared to the criteria for the summer elections. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The SEC announced today that LSU will open its 2020 football season by hosting Mississippi State. The SWAC says its spring football season will start February 27th and the Bayou Classic will be held April 17th. No word on where the game will be played.

A 14-year-old girl from St. Mary Parish died over the weekend in a jet ski accident in Lower St. Martin Parish. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson Ed Pratt says a 17-year-old allowed the victim and another 15-year-old girl to operate separate jet skis
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Hannah Landry of Franklin died at a hospital, while the other teen suffered minor injuries. State law says you must be at least 16 to operate a jet ski.

The LHSAA is hoping it can begin the high school football season on October sixth. But infectious disease expert, Doctor Catherine O’ Neal with Our Lady of the Lake, says the state needs to lower the percentage of coronavirus tests that are coming back positive…
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O’Neal says some areas, such as New Orleans, are nearing that five percent mark but regions like Acadiana and Baton Rouge are a good bit above ten percent.

Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin proposed plan for the November 3rd Presidential election and December run-off scales-back eligibility for requesting an absentee ballot compared to the July and August elections. Ardoin says the plan has been tailored to work in Phase Two compared to the stay at home order.
Cut 10 (11) “…to move forward”
The proposal will go before the House and Senate Governmental Affairs Committees later this week.

Tonight at 6 PM, the SEC releases its revised football schedule for 2020. LSU interim president Thomas Galligan is optimistic they’ll have fans in Tiger Stadium, but if you don’t have a ticket, tailgaiting on campus will be discouraged…
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is investigating a fatal jet ski accident in Lower St. Martin Parish. L-D-W-F spokesperson Ed Pratt says two teenage girls were operating separate jet skis when they collided on Saturday.Pratt says Hannah Landry of Franklin was airlifted to a hospital in Ascension Parish with severe injuries…
cut 14 (08) “…in Donalsonville”
Pratt says a 17-year-old allowed the two teenage girls to ride the jet skis and he faces possible charges.

It’s the first day of the fall semester at U-L Lafayette, ULM, McNeese, Northwestern and Southeastern Louisiana today. Nicholls and Grambling State resumed in-person classes last week. U-L System President Dr. Jim Henderson…
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LSU Interim President Thomas Galligan is optimistic that at least some Tigers fans will get to be in Tiger Stadium for the upcoming fall season. While they’ve discussed occupancy limits as low as 30 percent, they are hoping that the nature of how coronavirus spreads will allow for people to be spaced out in the stands.

Cut 5 (11)  “inside”

Galligan did indicate that game day tailgating may be seriously restricted.

In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, UL Lafayette, ULM, McNeese, Northwestern, Southeastern all start back to class today. UL System President Jim Henderson says they’ve got the protocols to keep the students safe, but they just need them to be cognizant of the risks that come with socializing.

Cut 8 (06) “…that age population.”

A 14-year-old girl from St. Mary Parish died over the weekend in a jet ski accident in Lower St. Martin Parish. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson Ed Pratt says a 17-year-old allowed the victim and another 15-year-old girl to operate separate jet skis, and possible charges are pending against the 17-year-old who allowed the girls to operate the jet skis…

Cut 15 (11) “any charges” 

State law says you must be at least 16-years-old to operate a jet ski. 

Louisiana reports one of the lowest new COVID positive test totals in weeks today at just 735. But there is some bad news, total hospitalizations rose by 30, a reversal of a weeks long trend of lowering numbers.

Our Lady of the Lake infectious disease expert Dr. Catherine O’Neal says it is not safe to have fall contact high school sports right now. O’Neal says before those sports can resume the state needs to prove it can reopen schools without shutting communities down because of outbreaks, and have an average percent positive rate on COVID tests of five percent.

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Governor Edwards says the statewide percent positive rate is about ten percent.

Southeastern, ULM, McNeese, Northwestern, and UL Lafayette all resumed classes today.  UL System President Jim Henderson says he’s confident and comfortable with the spread mitigation plans the schools have put into place, adding that faculty and staff are doing their best to execute those plans.

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Nicholls and Grambling started last week. LSU starts next week.

A 14-year-old girl from St. Mary Parish died over the weekend in a jet ski accident in Lower St. Martin Parish. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson Ed Pratt says a 17-year-old allowed the victim and another 15-year-old girl to operate separate jet skis

Cut 13 (06) “…one another” 

State law says you must be at least 16-years-old to operate a jet ski.

The state revenue department says 240-thousand people have applied for the 250-dollar hazard pay check that’s available to workers who were forced to work during the governor’s stay at home order. But Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson says they’ve had problems verifying workers’ information on many of the applications…

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