A proposal to make it illegal for drivers to handle their cell phones while behind the wheel is headed to the Senate floor…
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Louisiana reports 41 new COVID-19 deaths and 253 new confirmed positive cases today, and also reports 3,300 of the state’s 30,600 cases and 709 of the state’s 2,135 deaths have been in nursing homes. 179 nursing homes have reported at least one case.
Vidalia Mills, a Louisiana-based producer of yarns and fabrics is adding to its production portfolio with the purchase of an automated surgical mask making machine and two automatic N-95 mask making machines to help manufacture PPE. Managing partner Dan Feibus says Vidalia Mills has also deployed twenty high-speed weaving looms to make lightweight cotton fabrics for the medical gowns and consumer face masks.
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Feibus says the machinery should arrive by the end of the month.
Notable names from Louisiana are supporting “Feeding Louisiana Love,” a social media campaign aimed at raising awareness and funding for a statewide network of food banks. Feeding Louisiana executive director Korey Patty says food banks have the ability to make monetary donations go a long way.