The Cajun Navy is assisting in the response to Hurricane Sally, which made landfall this morning as a slow-moving Category 2 storm near the Florida-Alabama line. Baldwin County in Alabama is reporting major to catastrophic flooding. United Cajun Navy founder Todd Terrell says their focus is floodwater rescues.
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Louisiana Restaurant Association President Stan Harris says the move to Phase Three is a big help, but they still anticipate 25 to 50 percent of restaurants will close permanently due to COVID. The state’s move to Phase Three allowed restaurants to increase indoor dining capacity to 75 percent, but it now bans them from serving alcohol after 10 PM. Harris says alongside the large amounts of lost revenue…
LSU athletics director Scott Woodward is pleased with how the football program is handling the coronavirus. A day earlier, Coach Ed Orgeron said most of the team has had COVID-19, but Woodward says the vast majority of the cases have occurred socially and not in the weight room or at practice.
Three horses in south Louisiana have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says it is important for horses to be vaccinated against the virus, however, humans do not get vaccinated for EEE, but instead are encouraged to avoid mosquitos with bug spray and long sleeves. Strain recommends taking additional protective measures, including draining standing water.