Tropical Storm Sally is slowly dumping potentially historic levels of rain across Alabama and the Florida panhandle. The Cajun Navy has been deployed to assist in the likely numerous search and rescues that will be needed once floodwaters from the up to 30 inches of rain begin to rise, and United Cajun Navy founder Todd Terrell says unfortunately it appears many of the residents did not evacuate.
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LSU head football coach Ed Orgeron’s comments yesterday that most of the team has tested positive for COVID-19 raised quite a few eyebrows. LSU athletics director Scott Woodward says Orgeron was too forthright and transparent when he said most of the team has had COVID-19 and there are no issues with the protocols in place
Louisiana Restaurant Association President Stan Harris says a national survey shows 58 percent of US adults know a local restaurant that’s closed its doors for good due to the pandemic. He says revenue losses for Louisiana restaurants have been significant.
The state’s move to Phase Three allowed restaurants to increase indoor dining capacity to 75 percent, but Harris notes it now bans those businesses from serving alcohol after 10 PM.
Three horses in south Louisiana have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says when a horse is infected with the mosquito-transmitted illness, it’s typically bad news for the horse.