Senator Bill Cassidy proposes a second round of stimulus checks that would send 1,000 dollars to most Americans, instead of the previous 1,200 to working adults and 500 to their children. Cassidy says the people with the most pain right now are the ones with young children, and the next round of stimulus should reflect that.
The annual income limit to receive a check would still be 75,000 dollars for an individual and 150,000 for joint filers.
The Colorado State Hurricane forecast team has revised its forecast and they are now calling for an extremely active season with 24 named storms. C-S-U researcher Jhordanne Jones says they also believe we’ll see a dozen hurricanes, five of them will be major hurricanes
A study published in the Lancet medical Journal shows 13-16 percent of all cancer patients who come down with COVID-19 will die within 30 days of their diagnosis. LSU Health Clinical Medicine Professor Suki Subbiah (Sue-Bye-uh) helped author the study and says there are likely a number of reasons why cancer patients are so much more vulnerable than the general population.
Adjusting for male sex, former smoker status, age, and comorbidities further increased the death rate.
LSU fans are antsy to find out more about the fate of their upcoming All-SEC game season, and whether or not they’ll be able to watch any of those games in Tiger Stadium. Governor Edwards says it is too soon to try to speculate as to what in-stadium attendance for LSU football will look like for the upcoming season.