Governor John Bel Edwards indicates Tiger Stadium will likely be limited to 25 percent capacity for the upcoming season. Most SEC teams have made an official announcement on stadium capacity, but LSU has not so far. Edwards says even if they did announce now it could always change before, or during the season.
LSU begins the season September 26th at home against Mississippi State.
Families of children who receive free lunch and missed school days due to the pandemic can submit for pandemic EBT if they did not apply in May and June. Department of Education data governance director Nesmith says the cards don’t go out automatically, so it is important for eligible families to apply.
Cut 5 (11) “…receive those benefits.”
More than 123,000 Louisiana residents have been registered for FEMA aid, with more than 57 million dollars distributed to Laura victims so far. Region Six spokesperson Melissa Wilkins says scammers are known to target victims in the wake of natural disasters and pretend to be government officials to steal your personal information. She says stay vigilant…
Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter says the rebound process from Hurricane Laura is an intense process and it is going to take a long time. He believes the city is doing the best it can to pick up the pieces and put things back together again. Hunter says every industry in the city was hit hard by the storm, but he says they are all in the process of bouncing back.