430 PM LRN News

Modified Phase Two restrictions means restaurants must reduce capacity from 75 to 50 percent. What does this mean for the already struggling industry?

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Southeast and central Louisiana have 50 to 60 percent chances of rain tomorrow for thanksgiving which could mean outdoor activities need to start being abandoned in those areas. Governor Edwards reiterated his concern that family gatherings for Thanksgiving could be disastrous should everyone be pushed indoors by inclement weather tomorrow.

Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter defends the Edwards Administrations’ decision to move back into a modified Phase Two. Kanter says that’s because COVID hospitalizations have doubled since early October. He says the new restrictions are not just because we are entering the holiday season…

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Most businesses, but not churches or schools, will be capped at 50 percent capacity until at least December 23rd.

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 they set a modest goal, and blew right past it…

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