Mental Health for Young People
Nick Richard and Margaret Cruz joined us to talk about our young people and how they will cope with this crisis. Hear the interview in the clip below.
Support Group for COAST
Matt and Julie talked to us about COAST and a support group for caregivers that has been meeting. Find out more about this in the interview below.
Jeff from Habitat for Humanity STW
Jeff spoke about the steps Habitat has taken to shut down some of their operations and still support their homeowners. Hear him in the interview below.
Dept of Health Numbers Jump
The Louisiana Department of Health says as of yesterday we had 5,237 reported cases. That’s up from 4,025 cases reported the day before. 239 people have now died from the Coronavirus, up from 185 just a day before. 1,355 COVID patients are in hospitals, 438 of them require ventilators. Orleans Parish has 1,834 cases reported…
Edwards Says State Must Do Better
Yesterday Governor John Bel Edwards said the sharp rise in coronavirus cases and deaths since the beginning of the week shows Louisianans need to do a better job at staying home. The governor said he has yet to see any evidence that we are beginning to flatten the curve. He added that the order’s going…
Corps Considering Opening Bonnet Carre
Rising water on the Mississippi has the Army Corps of Engineers considering opening the Bonnet Carre spillway. It would be a record third consecutive year if that happens. The Corps will make its decision by Friday. Current forecasts call for the river to rise to a level of 17.3 feet at the Carrollton gauge by…
Louisiana National Guard Responding to Crisis
The Louisiana National Guard is responding to the coronavirus crisis statewide, with the largest number of soldiers concentrated in metro New Orleans. Their disaster relief and response missions have about 1,200 soldiers doing anything from preparing meals, distributing personal protective equipment, securing space for emergency shelters and even swabbing people with coronavirus symptoms at drive-thru…