Governor John Bel Edwards is asking Louisiana residents to not let their guard down on COVID mitigation efforts just because it’s a holiday. The state’s Phase Two declaration expires Friday and Edwards says he’ll make a decision on whether to move to Phase Three before then, but a post-holiday spike in cases could complicate that decision…
The LSU football team is testing new helmet ventilation technology aiming to protect players from the coronavirus. While it is unclear when it could be used in actual gameplay, the technology has been used for the past four weeks by LSU players and CEO the Louisiana-based sports tech startup Tigeraire Jack Karavich says that’s a testament to the tech’s toughness.
Cut 11 (10) “…it’s been battle-tested.”
State Treasurer John Schroder says they’re relaxing some application rules for the Main Street Recovery Program with the aim of getting more businesses to sign up for relief grants worth up to 15,000 dollars. Over 900 grants have been paid out so far for an average of about 3,800 dollars each, leaving the program with another 271.5 million dollars still to distribute. Schroder expects that pace to pick up…
Ron Berry is named as the next president of the University of Louisiana Monroe. Berry says he was fortunate enough to attend ULM when enrollment was over 10-thousand and he would like to see the student population reach that goal again. Berry wants to see the university expand its strong foundation of health sciences programs.
Cut 14 (08) “…health sciences.”
Berry is Dean of the Business and Social Sciences Department.