Polls open statewide at 7 AM and will stay open until 8 PM Saturday for the December runoff ballot. The November election saw 70 percent turnout, but Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says this time around they only expect 20 percent.
The US Department of Justice is investigating the Louisiana Department of Corrections over allegations the state is keeping prisoners incarcerated long past their release date. Attorney William Most says the investigation was the result of a series of lawsuits that uncovered information about the overdue release of prisoners. Most identified one of the biggest problems leading to these delays.
The department of health reports all but four ICU beds are in use at area hospitals in the Acadiana region COVID numbers continue to spike. Dr. Henry Kaufman, Chief Medical Officer at Our Lady of Lourdes in Lafayette says he’s extremely concerned. As for staffing Kaufman says medical professionals have one of the highest burn-out rates and the ongoing pandemic has been taxing on them all.
Organizers of the swingers convention Naughty Nawlins that was held last month in New Orleans say 41 of their some 300 attendees have since tested positive for COVID. Organizer Bob Hannaford says based on their own contact tracing, sexual activity was not the main reason for the spread of the virus…