The state reported an alarming daily increase of COVID-19 case numbers up by 1,356 from the previous day. The state had the third-largest single-week increase in the cases last week, beaten only by the first two weeks of April. Hospitalizations also increased from the previous day by 16 for a total of 646. Assistant Health Secretary Dr. Alex Billoux says the upward trend is concerning.
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reports a third straight month of over-the-year increases in fishing license sales. LDWF Undersecretary Bryan McClinton says fishing is a great activity to remain social while keeping a distance from others.
McClinton says the uptick in fishing licenses began in March after the Governor’s Stay At Home Order.
A Monday crash claims the lives of five people in Cottonport after a pickup truck crosses the centerline, slamming head-on into an oncoming van. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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A Shreveport man faces charges of animal cruelty after several hundred heads of cattle were discovered suffering from starvation and neglect. The Caddo Parish Sherriff’s office says 49-year old Tremecius Dixon was arrested this morning after an investigation on his property discovered the carcasses of at least 10 cattle, the remaining 250 were malnourished and lacked adequate water supply. Bond is set at 25-thousand dollars.