In the updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, the federal agency now says the coronavirus does not spread easily by touching surfaces or objects, but it still may be possible. Assistant state health officer Doctor Joe Kanter says despite the change of wording, stay on high alert when it comes to hygiene…
cut 11 (12) “…high touch surfaces”

A lot more people are fishing. State Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson Ed Pratt says Louisianans purchased thousands of more fishing licenses during the first month and half of the stay at home order than they did during the same time in 2019…
Cut 7 (12) “…the huge difference.”

Nearly 29-thousand Louisiana residents filed for unemployment last week which is more than 12 times as many as a year earlier. But that’s the lowest number since pandemic restrictions were put in place. The state reports 321-thousand Louisianans were receiving unemployment last week.

Hundreds of kids will take to the baseball diamond this weekend as the Governor’s Games and U-S-S-S-A host baseball tournaments in Lake Charles the Baton Rouge area. Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness Executive Director Rudy Macklin says it won’t be like any tournament these players have participated in before…
cut 13 (13) “…sanitized”