Louisiana has set a new record for total early votes cast in an election and voters still have another four days to cast a ballot.
Census workers were unable to reach all the households needed for a complete count after a Supreme Court ruling ended the tally early. Larges parts of Louisiana, after two hurricanes displaced residents, census takers didn’t reach 94% of the households needed.
The health department reported nine additional deaths Thursday from COVID-19. One of those deaths was a 29-year old college student. Dylan Parker was a forestry tech student at Central Louisiana Technical Community College in Winnfield. Governor Edwards expressed condolences to Parker’s family along with other’s who have lost a loved one.
30 deaths under the age of 29 have been reported in the state since March out of a total of 56-hundred.
The crowds under the Friday Night Lights tonight will double in 26 parishes after Governor Edwards amends the state health order allowing a capacity increase at outdoor high school sporting events.
Stadiums had been capped at 25-percent capacity