Governor Edwards presented some dire news about the state’s current growth in cases and the ventilator situation in the New Orleans area. Jeff Palermo has the story…
The State Department of Health has now identified six nursing home clusters of the coronavirus outbreak, an increase from three. But the department reversed course on releasing the names of the new facilities identified. The previously named clusters are Lambeth House, and Chateau de Norte Dame both in New Orleans and Chateau D’Ville in Donaldsonville. On Tuesday the department said they were investigating St James Place in Baton Rouge. On Wednesday The Advocate reported cases at Vista Shores Living and Memory Care Facility in New Orleans.
The Senate passes $2.2 trillion stimulus bill. Senator John Kennedy breaks down some of the allocations of the emergency funding bill, outside of the money that will provide cash to most Americans. The state is expected to receive $1.8 billion. Kennedy says the legislation stacks more federal dollars onto Louisiana’s unemployment maximum benefit of $247 a week.
Cut 7 (07) “…that’s per week.”
The bill now goes to the house for a vote on Friday.
With a shortage of personal protective equipment at hospitals, seamstresses are volunteering their talents toward filling the void as part of what has been deemed by sewing circles as the million-mask challenge. Philomena Martrain who now lives in the Florida Panhandle, came back to her native Baton Rouge to assist following the 2016 floods. Martrain says the calling to help one of the hardest-hit areas comes naturally.