Governor John Bel Edwards releases new coronavirus pandemic restrictions this afternoon as the state moves into Phase 3 tonight. Maximum occupancy for most businesses will increase to 75-percent as long as they continue to social distance. The mask mandate will stay in place and for bars…
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The Governor also encouraged everyone to keep their eyes on the tropics because there’s a strong chance we’ll see a tropical depression form in the eastern Gulf of Mexico this weekend or early next week. National Weather Service Meteorologist Kevin Gilmore says a tropical wave is set to cross south Florida and then track across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico towards Louisiana
State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says the state moving into Phase Three likely means more in-person education for K-12 students. Brumley says the state’s transition is proof schools were able to safely educate under Phase Two. He says that’s the result of high compliance, and occasionally tough decisions…
New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell announces there will be no tailgating on city property for Sunday’s Saints season opener, and no fans in the Dome for all of September. And while limited fan attendance is being allowed in other NFL stadiums, that won’t be the case for the Superdome at least through week three when the Saints return to the Dome on the 27th.
The Saints kick off Sunday at 3:25 PM