LHSAA executive director Eddie Bonine tells the House Education Committee what to expect for the upcoming high school football season.
Cut 1 (29) “…I’m Kevin Barnhart”
The death toll for Hurricane Laura rises to 23 as another two people die from heat-related illnesses and another fatality is reported from a work-related incident where a man was struck on the head by a falling tree limb. Cleco now reports that power has been restored to 87 percent of its statewide customers.
A CDC moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent took effect Friday and lasts until the end of the year. Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center spokesperson Maxwell Ciardullo says the CDC is exercising powers granted to it during a public health emergency.
To gain protection under the order you must fill out a form stating removal from your rental unit would result in increased exposure to coronavirus.
Governor Edwards announces Louisiana has received a SNAP waiver allowing benefits to be used to purchase hot or prepared food for the month of September. Edwards says this is a big help for those who’ve been displaced due to Hurricane Laura, and the 11,679 people being sheltered by the state, primarily in 37 New Orleans hotels.