Louisiana crosses a grim COVID-19 milestone today, we now have had more than 4,000 confirmed deaths from the disease 1,457 people are hospitalized with COVID, and the positivity rate for today is 6.6 percent, both down significantly from just ten days ago. Governor John Bel Edwards says that’s good news but…
A Baton Rouge judge sides with Governor Edwards over business owners who filed suit to lift coronavirus restrictions. Assistant Health Secretary Dr. Alex Billioux says mitigation efforts are layers of protection to help fight the spread and having your mask off while eating at a restaurant means that social distancing then becomes your first line of defense.
Cut 7 (10) “…tables are spaced.”
A 25-member task force aimed at studying policing policy reform met today for the first time since being formed by the Legislature in response to the George Floyd protests. Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields was named chairman and the members come from a range of backgrounds, including civil rights activists, lawmakers, and law enforcement.
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center increases the number of expected storms for the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, now calling for up to 19 to 25 named storms with 7 to 11 becoming hurricanes. Lead hurricane forecaster Dr. Gerry Bell says there have already been 5 landfalling storms in the US this season and he expects more to threaten the US in the coming months.
Cut 5 (06) “…and major hurricanes.”
The new forecast already includes the nine named storms.