The Louisiana House has approved a bill allowing the Legislature to strike down parts of the Governor’s COVID-19 public health orders pertaining to limitations on in-person visitation at nursing homes. Natchitoches Representative Kenny Cox says the bill may restrict the Governor from re-implementing restrictions on nursing homes should we be hit with another wave of COVID.
The measure heads to the Senate for more discussion.
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell supports the idea of the Saints temporarily playing their home games at LSU’s Tiger Stadium. Cantrell says no other NFL facility with a fixed roof is allowing fans to attend their games.
A plan to bring high-speed internet to fourteen parishes in north Louisiana clears the Public Service Commission. Rural electric cooperatives serving the area received approval from the PSC to enter the internet business. Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell says the initiative is long overdue.
Louisiana Tech legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Fred Dean passed away Wednesday at the age of 68 from Covid-19. Dean is also enshrined at the Louisiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Former LA Tech Sports Information Director Keith Prince says not only was Dean a great player, he was also an exceptional person.
The state health department reports 823 COVID-19 today cases and 12 deaths.