Senator Bill Cassidy warns that a 748-billion-dollar bipartisan COVID relief bill is American’s only hope of getting some aid from Congress before the Christmas break. Matt Doyle has more…
One of the Avery Island salt miners who went missing Monday after a roof collapse has been found dead. A second miner that went missing has yet to be located. Cargill Deicing Technology issued a statement that they are continuing to do everything they can to locate the second miner. The cause of the collapse remains under investigation.
The state health department reported 50 more COVID-19 deaths today bringing the death toll to 6,895. The number of COVID patients hospitalized increased by 70 and there are nearly 16-hundred coronavirus patients in the hospital. Governor John Bel Edwards says he was on a call with CEOs of the state’s largest hospitals this week
Edwards says there’s been a surge in COVID patients following Halloween and Thanksgiving and it’s important to avoid another surge after Christmas.
The Louisiana Attorney General is warning residents about an increase in “porch pirates” stealing Christmas packages from front doors. AG’s office spokesperson Emmie Fuson says the best way to guarantee your package makes it safely under the Christmas Tree is for you to handle it yourself.
She also recommends a doorbell camera to deter thieves.