Governor Edwards has signed legislation requiring every nursing home in the state to have an emergency preparedness plan approved by the department of health. Baton Rouge Representative Rick Edmonds says it’s in response to last year’s botched evacuation involving seven nursing homes owned by Bob Dean…
Over 800 nursing home residents were evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish prior to Hurricane Ida and more than a dozen died as a result.
Health officials say Louisiana is experiencing its sixth surge of COVID. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says even though the dashboard Tuesday indicated close to 29 hundred new cases he says the number is misleading because home tests are not required to be reported to the department.
In a collaborative effort over a two-week period the Central Louisiana Violent Crime Abatement Team made just under 200 arrests after a very successful detail. Master Trooper Casey Wallace says several of law enforcement agencies worked together to identify and apprehend a number of criminals.
Cut 6 byproduct of the arrests. :12
Louisiana has received more than $100 million in federal housing assistance to assist over 20-thousand residents with past rent dating back as far as April 2020. Gina Campo, Deputy Executive Director with the Office of Community Development for more info visit LA COVID housing – dot com
Cut 4 (07) “…people as possible.”