“If you wait for these numbers to grab your attention, guess what? You just let the virus win,” a visibly distressed Governor John Bel Edwards reiterated of Louisiana’s new Coronavirus cases at a Thursday afternoon press conference. State COVID-19 cases soared Thursday to a one-day record of 2,726 new cases as a tidal wave of test results arrived mostly from private testing companies.
Coronavirus numbers were up again Wednesday in Louisiana by 1,187 additional cases over a 24-hour period. Louisiana Department of Health reports a moderation in the death rate, posting 34 more deaths when 54 Louisianans had died the day before. LDH reports 6,424 Louisianans have the Coronavirus of which nearly 1,500 have been admitted to hospitals. Nearly 500 are on ventilators and hospital officials say they are running out of the machines. Ventilators enable patients to cut recovery times by up to 75%.
Penny Douciere is sworn in as district attorney for the Fifth Judicial District by Judge Will Barham.
Penny Wise Douciere was sworn in as district attorney for the Fifth Judicial District March 31 by the Honorable Judge William Barham.
She will serve out the remainder of the term left by retiring District Attorney John M. "Mack" Lancaster.
Richland Parish Superintendent of Schools is working to meet the needs of parents and students while following state guidelines, superintendent of schools Sheldon Jones said.
To do this, the school district is amending the school lunch program schedule as well as providing tools for home learning.
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