Attorney General Jeff Landry sends a letter to Louisiana High School Athletic Association director Eddie Bonine to say it is time to turn on the Friday night lights and play high school football. Landry says any concerns about legal liability can be worked around in a creative manner to protect the schools and the students that are playing ball.
High school sports isn’t feasible until Phase Three.
Louisiana moves out of the federal red zone for COVID case growth and into the yellow zone as we now have fewer than 100 new cases per 100,000 residents over the last seven days and below ten percent positivity. While that number is an average for the entire state, Governor Edwards says there are still some problem areas, mostly the state’s most populous parishes…
The fuel situation in hurricane-ravaged Vernon Parish is getting tight with power out across the parish. Long lines are common at fueling stations that are operational. Vernon Sheriff Sam Craft says it’s led to arguments between desperate customers…
Craft says despite those pressures people are staying non-violent.
Hurricane Laura was a destructive storm, but the damage to crops is not as severe as feared. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the lack of electricity in many areas is an issue. He says they are trying to get rice dryers turned back on and poultry houses cool
A poultry fuel hotline has been established to assist farmers by putting them in direct contact with a fuel distributor. That number is area code (225) 952-8158.