The Louisiana Department of Health says as of yesterday we had 6,424 reported cases against 5,237 a day before. 34 more people died in that 24-hour period, bringing the total to 273. 1,498 COVID patients are in hospitals, 490 of them require ventilators. Orleans Parish has 2,270 cases against 1,834 cases reported the day before.…
Chevron’s Gulf of Mexico Business Unit has committed $350,000, in total, to Bayou Community Foundation, Northshore Community Foundation, Northshore Food Bank and Second Harvest Food Bank to supply resources to local families and individuals in need. Chevron has committed $100,000 to the Northshore Community Foundation. This includes assistance with rent, utilities and everyday essentials. Additionally,…
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a new Louisiana Loan Portfolio Guaranty Program, which will offer loans of up to $100,000 to Louisiana small businesses of fewer than 100 employees that are impacted by the crisis. The loans will require no payments for 180 days and carry below-market interest rates. The Loan Portfolio Guaranty Program, or…
Officials say sprinklers at Armstrong International Airport extinguished a fire in an electrical room last night. The airport has been largely empty with coronavirus drastically reducing flights and passengers. A spokeswoman says the fire suppression system worked properly and triggered sprinklers when the fire broke out on the third floor of the new terminal. No…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Louisiana Department of Health says as of yesterday we had 4,025 cases reported from 3,251 state tests and 30,853 commercial tests. 185 people have now died from the Coronavirus. 1,158 COVID patients are in hospitals, 385 of them require ventilators. Orleans Parish has 1,480 cases reported and 86 deaths have occurred there. There are…
The Northshore Community Foundation launched the Northshore Emergency Relief Fund on March 14, amid the growing COVID-19 crisis. By March 25, the Foundation had made its first round of grants to deploy much-needed funds to the critical organizations who are working to feed our most vulnerable populations. In its first round of grants, the Foundation…