On a day when Louisiana reported 22-hundred more coronavirus cases, Vice President Mike Pence expressed confidence the state will slow the spread of the virus. Pence encouraged Louisiana residents to listen to the guidance from state officials and that means wearing a mask in public…
Cut 10 (08) “…do it again.”
The state is reporting 1,362 patients hospitalized with COVID-19. That’s the highest the number has been since May 7th.

Grocery store clerks, bus drivers, garbage collectors, and nurses who were required to work during the first couple months of the pandemic can now apply for a 250-dollar hazard paycheck. Louisiana Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson…
cut 8 (11) “…prior year”
To apply go to front-line-workers-dot-la-dot-gov.

The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved a set of health rules for public schools to safely reopen and they call for masks inside the classroom. There is a new state law protecting schools from COVID-related suits, but State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says protection can be lost if they do not follow BESE’s guidelines.
Cut 4 (10)_ “…ability.”
The adopted minimum safety standard approved by BESE calls for every adult and students in grades 3 through 12 wearing a face covering to the greatest extent possible and practical.

A heat advisory is in effect once again for the northern half of the state as heat index values will range between 105 to 110 degrees. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
cut 14 (09) “….particularly heat sensitive”