Louisiana has surpassed 25-hundred COVID-19 deaths with the potential for the death rate to spike upwards in the next few weeks due to clusters forming in nursing homes. LSU Infectious Diseases expert Doctor Catherine O’ Neal…
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The state reports 67-percent of the people listed as a COVID-19 deaths in Louisiana were over the age of 70.

In the updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, the federal agency now says the coronavirus does not spread easily by touching surfaces or objects, but it still may be possible. Assistant state health officer Doctor Joseph Kanter says human-to-human transmission is still the predominant means of spread and the risk fluctuates based on the proximity between individuals as well as the duration of that contact.
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reports they saw a significant increase in fishing license sales during the COVID-19 shutdown. L-D-W-F spokesperson Ed Pratt says the spike in sales was noticeable as early as March, but Pratt says there is never a bad time to take up fishing as it is great for social distancing and it won’t break the bank.
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Pratt says the money from the selling of licenses funds various LDWF programs.

And youth baseball returns this weekend in Lake Charles and the Baton Rouge area as U-S-S-S-A and the Governor’s games are hosting tournaments. Former LSU basketball star Rudy Macklin oversees the Governor’s games and says social distancing will still be enforced…
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The Governor’s games also host volleyball, boxing, gymnastics, basketball, track and field, and many other sports during the course of a normal year.