Tropical Storm Laura is currently projected to make landfall as a Cat One hurricane Wednesday afternoon in southeast Louisiana. It’s one of two storms that may be impacting Louisiana next week that the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is bracing for. GOHSEP spokesperson Mike Steele says the storms are a reminder that it is important for residents to develop a plan of action and shore up their hurricane supply kits with enough supplies to sustain every member of the family for at least three days.
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Colleges and universities will publicly report on-campus COVID-19 case data each week. Assistant Health Secretary Dr. Alex Billioux says state officials are working with school officials to answer any questions they may have and give them policy recommendations.
The total weekly tally of cases reported by universities will appear on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard.
An Ochsner anti-body survey of the Baton Rouge region uncovers some unsettling data about COVID-19. Ochsner Research Scientist Dr. Amy Feehan says those who reported the loss of smell and taste were eight and a half times more likely to test positive for COVID-19, and it’s no simple allergy season kind of sensory loss…
A Baton Rouge man who killed a woman in a high-speed wreck last summer after he says God told him to kill himself is found not guilty by reason of insanity. 19-year-old Jack Jordan’s attorney, James Manasseh, says three medical experts observed his client and said he was not of sound mind at the time of the incident, and the district attorney agreed.