Governor John Bel Edwards is expected to announce whether the state will move into Phase Three this week as the Phase Two Declaration expires Friday. The Governor asks that you make this decision easier by not acting irresponsibly today during your Labor Day celebrations.
Over 900 Main Street Recovery Grants have been paid out so far for an average of about 3,800 dollars each, leaving the program with another 271.5 million dollars still to distribute. State Treasurer John Schroder expects they’ll begin giving out a lot more of the fund in the coming weeks…
Schroder encourages any business with fewer than 50 employees to apply for the pandemic relief grants.
The LSU football team is testing new helmet technology aiming to protect players from the coronavirus. CEO the Louisiana-based sports tech startup Tigeraire Jack Karavich says the system helps deliver comforting ventilation inside the helmet even though it may have more enclosure to cover the face.
For added protection, N95 filter material can be added at the intake.
Ron Berry is named as the next president of the University of Louisiana Monroe. Berry, who begins his term next month, is no stranger to the ULM campus, he’s been there for 31 years.
Berry is Dean of the Business and Social Sciences Department.