Louisiana has recorded another death of a juvenile from the coronavirus. State health officials said today a child between 12 and 17 passed away over the weekend. A four-year-old died from COVID just last week. This brings the total number of kids killed by the virus in Louisiana to 18. The statewide COVID death toll has reach just over 14-thousand persons.

The state has initiated its own trailer program for those rendered essentially homeless by Hurricane Ida. The temporary shelters will be put on residents’ property when possible, but a few trailer park complexes may also be put up. This most affects storm victims in Terrebonne Parish, where thousands had catastrophic home damage. Houma Representative Tanner Magee says the way some of them are living now is heartbreaking…:

CUT 11  (12)        “…it’s really troubling”

For help, go to “ida-sheltering-la.com”.

Murder in state’s epi-center for tourism; the French Quarter of New Orleans. NOPD report a man found suffering gunshot wounds at the corner of Conti and Burgundy Streets; admittedly quite a few blocks off the path beaten by most out-of-towners. He died later at a local hospital. A coroner’s report is pending and detective are following leads.

A Jeff Davis Parish woman is under arrest for allegedly leaving her 8-year-old kid alone in the car while she was gambling at a casino in the town of Roanoke. 35-year-old Sandra Britt is charged with child desertion and drug possession.

It was a tough weekend for Louisiana’s two most popular football teams as LSU and the Saints both lost at home. The Bayou Bengals lost to Auburn on Saturday for the first time in Tiger Stadium since 1999. Coach Ed Orgeron says several aspects of their game has to improve…:

CUT 12(13)      “…tackle quarterback”

The Saints had an eleven-point lead with 12 minutes left, but lost to the Giants 27-21 in overtime.