The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical waves in the Atlantic, both of them have a good chance at developing into named storms over the next five days. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s not a surprise the tropics are getting active
Keim says it remains to be seen if these systems get in the Gulf of Mexico, but conditions are ripe for them to become a real threat.
A new saliva test for COVID-19, known as SalivaDirect, gets the thumbs up from the FDA. LSU Health New Orleans infectious disease expert Dr. Catherine O’Neal says this test differs from other saliva tests because not only is it a quick and easy collection, but they can skip the extraction step saving time and money.
Yale researchers expect labs will only charge about $10 per sample with this test.
A federal judge in New Orleans rejects a request by ten southeast Louisiana bar owners to stop the statewide order closing bars. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says this is what he expected out of the federal court. State officials presented data showing the closure of bars in Louisiana helped slow the spread of coronavirus. Ciolino says that’s all Judge Martin Feldman needed.
A similar case is being decided in a Lafayette US District Court.
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says Louisiana Farm Bureau and Progressive will reduce their auto insurance rates by eight and two percent respectively. Donelon says a factor that has led to lower premiums is fewer accidents on the road…