New Orleans Fire Chief Tim McConnell says one of the bodies that has been trapped in the Hard Rock Hotel collapse site is likely to be recovered by the end of the week and the other by the middle of next week. McConnell says the rubble is very delicate and potentially dangerous to recovery workers.
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It’s been ten months since the construction site partially collapsed, killing three.
Forecasters are upgrading the chance of development for a tropical system that’s currently hovering over Cuba and making its way into the Gulf. State Climatologist Barry Keim says there’s a medium chance the system will develop into a tropical depression over the next five days.
The system is set to enter the Gulf of Mexico later today, move into the central Gulf tomorrow, and the northwestern Gulf Thursday and Friday.
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has decided to postpone its fall sports season to the spring. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Nearly 1,700 new COVID positive cases have been reported in Louisiana along with 19 new hospitalizations for people suffering from the virus. Over the past ten days the percentage positive of cases has averaged just under ten percent.