COVID cases are up and hospitalization numbers are rising as well, but deaths and vent usage are not following at the same rate as the state’s first wave in April. Ochsner Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Hart says it appears this wave is disproportionately young people and they’ve developed new techniques to aid COVID patients that weren’t available in earlier in the pandemic, including a more accessible antiviral.
Hospitalizations increased today by 32 to 1,401 and vent usage is up by 13 to 162.
A Slidell day worker 34-year old Leann Simon, faces one count of second-degree cruelty to a juvenile. The St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s office says they were contacted by the parents of a two-year-old child on July 8th after the toddler was taken to a hospital and doctors determined the child’s arm was broken.
Stephen Handwerk is stepping away from his position at the helm of the Louisiana Democratic Party. Handwerk is the longest-serving executive director for the party and says it is time to pursue new challenges.
The Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete is changing ownership and the new proprietors will no longer display the collection of exotic animals. Former owner Michael Sandlin considers himself an animal welfare advocate and says stepping away from the ownership of the truck stop and roadside zoo has been an emotional process.
The Tiger Truck Stop has been no stranger to controversy over the years, most recently drawing attention after a Florida woman bit Casper the Camel’s testicles after entering the animal’s enclosure to retrieve her dog.