The state hits a milestone with COVID-19 testing. Governor Edwards says Louisiana has surpassed million coronavirus tests since testing began in March. He also says the state has already passed the testing goal for the month of July and Louisiana has the second-highest testing rate of all states since the beginning of the pandemic. To date 84, 131 cases have been confirmed Hospitalizations increased by 7 to 1,369.
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education adopts a list of minimum COVID safety standards that school districts will be called on to implement once classes resume. Parents, teacher’s unions, and even a board member raised concerns about whether physical classes should resume, but Ochsner Pediatrics Chair Dr. William Lennarz says current data suggests the risk is low.
The Louisiana Department of Revenue says they are having network connectivity issues with the website where front-line workers can apply for a 250-dollar hazard paycheck. Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson says the technical issue is also impacting those who are trying to file their state income taxes.
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s deputies are on the hunt for a shooting suspect that left two people dead, and a third fighting for her life at a home in Westlake. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says the agency is currently searching a wooded area in Beauregard Parish for 51-year-old Neil Broussard with the help from the FBI, State Police, and other agencies.
Cut 10 (10) “…safe, thank goodness.”
Police says it was 40-year-old Catherine Hidalgo, who called 911, she’s currently in the hospital.