The state health department reported today 75-hundred new coronavirus cases since last Friday and 14 additional deaths. A spokesperson from the governor’s office says the new case total is shockingly high. The number of COVID patients in the hospital increased by over 200 to a total of 12-hundred.

Governor Edwards has issued an indoor mask advisory and masks are required at Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicle locations…
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A second person has died this summer while tiki tubing on the Amite River in East Baton Rouge and Livingston Parishes. Authorities say a Rapides Parish man went under Saturday and never resurfaced. Central Mayor David Barrow says most locals are familiar with the dangers along the river, but visitors are not.
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The man who died on Saturday has been identified as 52-year-old Elson Johnson of Deville.

LSU swimmer Brooks Curry has won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Curry swam in the preliminaries and helped the USA 4 by 100 meter freestyle relay team get off to a great start in the prelims. LSU Associate Swim Coach Stephen Mellor says he watched the race from home
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