The state health department reports that 130 nursing home residents are among the 702 people in Louisiana who have died from COVID-19. Office of Public Health Assistant Sec. Doctor Alex Billioux says the state is working with nursing homes and senior care facilities to make sure they have personal protective equipment…
Zachary police report a tragic murder-suicide where it’s believed a man shot and killed his two stepchildren the day after his wife, their mother, died. Zachary Police Chief David McDavid says it appears 77-year-old James Brannon was distraught over the loss of his wife and shot 48-year-olds Deborah Ross and Beverly Watts.
The LHSAA has canceled all spring sports and Governor Edward has indicated that there is a good chance that Louisiana public schools will not reopen for the remainder of the school year. Additionally, Edwards says this Easter holiday will not look like other years and urges continued social distancing efforts. Edwards has no issues with crawfish boils for families that live together, but it shouldn’t be turning into a block party or a family reunion.
Louisiana Crawfish Farmer’s Association President David Savoy says sales for crawfish are at 40-percent of what they were last year. Savoy says usually Easter is the industry’s Super Bowl, but this weekend they project a massive drop-off relative to what they would normally sell.