Phase Two modified restrictions that go into effect today means restaurants will once again have to make major adjustments and just as we approach the holiday season. President of Louisiana Restaurant Association, Stan Harris, predicts 20 to 30 percent of restaurants in the state will close permanently as a result.
Cut 8 (12) “..financial peril.”
Restaurants must reduce maximum capacity from 75 to 50-percent and the new order essentially closes most bars across the state.
Former LSU football player and Baton Rouge staple Ruffin Rodrigue has passed away. Rodrigue played offensive line for the Tigers from 1986-89, earning All-SEC honors in 1988. LSU coach Ed Orgeron remembers Rodrigue’s time in the purple and gold.
Cut 6 (10) “…we’re all crushed.”
An effort to deliver turkeys to residents in the beleaguered City of Lake Charles is a big success, with the “Mayor’s Turkey Challenge” bringing over 2,000 birds to needy residents. Mayor Nic Hunter says after the town got smashed by Hurricanes Laura and Delta they found a lot of folks in need of help for Thanksgiving. They set a modest goal, and blew right past it…
The drive saw people donate money to the United Way of Southwest Louisiana to help buy the birds, along with a major donation from Houston based Ceva Logistics. The turkeys were distributed last week by the United Way to families who were most in need in the area.