The high school football season will kick off October 1st and contact practices can resume today. Matt Doyle has the story.
Dr Alex Billioux, the state’s public face of the pandemic response is leaving his job at the end of the month. Billioux the assistant secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Health told his staff Wednesday he’s stepping down to spend more time with his family. Aly Neely, a spokesperson for the department said Billioux is resigning for personal reasons and he will be sorely missed.
Today is the statistical peak of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season and so far it’s been one for the record books. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we’ve seen a record-breaking 17 named storms so far this year…
Prior to 2020 only 2005 ended with 27 named storms.
LSU is using wastewater samples to track the spread of coronavirus on campus. COVID patients shed the virus in their fecal matter and testing wastewater from various points in a sewer system can see how many cases exist. Environmental engineering professor Dr. John Pardue says testing can be encouraged quickly upon detection at a certain location.
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The science, known as sewer epidemiology, has been used in the Baton Rouge area for COVID tracking since June