The Louisiana Department of Health reports a total of 928 additional cases of COVID-19 but officials note that 129 cases are related to test backlogs. That backlog is from April 1 and April 9. Today’s count is the largest single-day increase in non-backlogged coronavirus cases since April 10, which was the tail end of the peak in the state.
A UL Lafayette economics professor warns the COVID Recession will hit Louisiana harder than the recent Great Recession. Matt Doyle has more…
The numbers are out regarding casino revenue in the month of May and the grand total is $70 million. While that’s down from the nearly $218 million at the same time last year, Casino Association of Louisiana executive director Wade Duty says the numbers are a positive indicator for the state’s gaming industry, considering all of the hurdles they faced.
Cut 12 (10) “…a downward trend.”
Casinos partially reopened in mid-May and revenues are down only 13% compared to the same two weeks last year.
Louisiana colleges and universities are refunding students approximately $24 million due to the coronavirus interruption of the academic school year. LSU tops the list, returning $4.4 million. Most of the refunds cover charges for housing, which students had to vacate about two months before the scheduled end of the school year. Colleges and universities received $147 million from the $2.2 trillion federal rescue bill.