Governor Edwards says recent numbers indicate the state may be flattening the curve of new coronavirus infections, and we could be dodging a doomsday scenario where the New Orleans region runs out of healthcare capacity.
He also noted hypertension is now the clear leading underlying condition in COVID-19 fatalities, along with data that suggests a disturbing racial disparity. 70 percent of COVID deaths in the state were African Americans, who only make up 32 percent of the state’s population.
The state also reported a fatality for a newborn related to COVID-19. The East Baton Rouge Parish girl’s mother had contracted COVID-19, and the child was prematurely born as a result. EBR Coroner Beau Clark explains why pregnant moms are in the high-risk group…
Former Saints kicker Tom Dempsey, who once held the NFL record for the longest made field goal, has died from complications of the coronavirus. He was 73. Demspey kicked 159 field goals in eleven NFL season, even though he was born without toes on his right foot. His former teammate and ex-Saints Q-B Billy Kilmer…
In 1970 at old Tulane Stadium, Dempsey booted a 63-yard field goal as the Saints beat the Detroit Lions on the record-breaking kick.
Dr. Ray Authement, who served as the president of UL Lafayette for 34 years, has died. Upon his retirement in 2008, he was the longest-serving public university president in the United States. Current UL Lafayette President Joe Savoie says Authement’s impact on the campus can still be seen today.