COVID cases are surging and hospitalization numbers are rising sharply, but deaths and ventilator use are not following at the same rate as the state’s first wave in April. Ochsner Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Hart says healthcare providers have developed new techniques to aid COVID patients that were not available in March and April, including an antiviral that is much more accessible.
A Lake Charles man who authorities say fatally shot two people and left a third-person fighting for her life is now in custody. Calcasieu Sheriff Tony Mancuso says the manhunt that went on for over 24 hours wrapped up when 51-year-old Neil Broussard surrendered by going to a Dollar General and asking an employee to call the cops.
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Broussard was arrested at the store near the wooded area in Beauregard Parish where authorities had been searching for him.
The Office of Motor Vehicles is expanding the number of offices that will operate using only online appointment scheduling by seven. OMV Spokesperson Matthew Boudreaux says they’re going to monitor these locations and if the process works out consider implementing it as a normal business practice even after the pandemic passes.
The Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete is changing ownership and the new proprietors will no longer display the collection of exotic animals that have put a spotlight on the business. The flagship animal, a 550-pound Bengal tiger named Tony, died in 2017. Following the euthanizing of Tony the Tiger due to age-related health issues, the main attraction became Caspar the Camel. The camel and a kangaroo are now residing at the Alexandria Zoological Park. Now-former truckstop owner Michael Sandlin says he still owns some of the other animals.