Saturdays will look much different at Tiger Stadium this fall LSU announces there will be no pre-game walk down Victory Hill, the Tiger band will not perform on the field, no tailgating, and attendance will be capped at 25%. Interim LSU President Thomas Galligan says attendees need to prepare to mask up.
LSU begins the season September 26th at home against Mississippi State.
The state has received approval to distribute disaster food stamps in 16 parishes impacted by Hurricane Laura. Shavana Howard with DCFS urges those who might be eligible to pre-register online first and then call in according to their last name on certain days to apply. A list of days can be found on the website.
Go to dcfs.la.gov/DSNAP
An 11-year-old in Moss Bluff has been charged with 2nd-degree murder after he allegedly fatally shot a family member. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a shooting and arrived at a home to find 39-year-old Andrew Lafleur III dead. Investigations Commander Gene Pittman…
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The state Republican Party calls on Governor Edwards to allow parish governments to make their own decisions on whether or not to move into Phase Three. LA GOP spokesperson Ben Smith says the current one size fits all statewide plan isn’t allowing areas with manageable levels of COVID-19 to restart their economies. He says it should be up to the locals.
Smith says local governments should also have the ability to decide whether to implement mask mandates, gathering limits, and bar closures.