Diabetes and COVID 19
Terry Compton from St Tammany Health System spokes to us about living with diabetes and the threat of the coronavirus. Hear what she said about it in the interview below.
Delta College Update
Vieta pointed out that potential students can check out the school online and speak to their people about applying so you are ready to go once this is over. Find out more in the interview below.
Lake Loot Q&A March 23, 2020
6:40 Q: If you add this to your diet, you’ll burn more calories … A: Hot sauce Winner: David Dusales from Covington! 7:10 Q: 1 in 10 of us do this on a weekly basis, and 1 in 4 of us now do it monthly. What is it? A: Walk in to our bank. Winner:…
New Numbers from Dept of Health
The Louisiana Department of Health says as of last night we had 837 cases reported from 1,385 state tests and 2113 commercial tests. 20 people have now died from the Coronavirus. Those numbers will be updated again at 9:30 this morning. Orleans Parish has 451 cases reported and 15 deaths have occurred there. There are…
Impaired Driver Causes Fatality
On Saturday, shortly before 5:30 AM, Troopers from Troop L responded to a fatal crash involving two vehicles on Interstate 12 West near LA 1249 (Pumpkin Center Rd.) in Tangipahoa Parish. The crash has claimed the life of 77-year-old Michael T. Jones of Jasper, MI. Troopers have determined that the crash occurred as a Mazda…
More Funds Needed for Hospitality Cares Fund
United Way of Southeast Louisiana and Entergy Corporation, with other partners continuing to join, have launched the Hospitality Cares Pandemic Response Fund. They say there are over 72,000 individuals employed in the hard-hit hospitality and tourism industry, which accounts for about 12 percent of all workers in the region. They are offering a one-time award…
Stay At Home Order
Gov. John Bel Edwards ordered all people in Louisiana to stay at home starting at 5 p.m. today unless they’re performing an essential task like getting food or medicine. Workers in grocery stores, pharmacies, doctors’ offices and other critical infrastructure are exempt from the directive. Edwards said at a news conference that the impact of…
Tangi Meetings Called Off
Out of an abundance of caution, the Tangipahoa Parish Council meeting on Monday, March 23, has been cancelled. The Council will tentatively resume meeting on the next regularly scheduled meeting date, Monday, April 13. The Tangipahoa Parish Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 meeting for Monday, March 23, has also been cancelled and will tentatively…