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• Bonnet Carre Spillway may open for record 3rd consecutive year

  31-03-2020 21:42 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major flood control structure on the Mississippi River may have to soon be opened up to ease pressure on New Orleans levees, federal authorities said Tuesday.The river is expected to crest above 17 feet (5.2 meters) at a key New Orleans gauge as early as Friday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a news release.That would likely lead to the opening of a structure that diverts water through the Bonnet Carré Spillway. It would be t
  
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• Kids under threat: Virus hitting juvenile detention centers

  31-03-2020 21:39 via wbrz.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For the tens of thousands of kids locked up in juvenile detention centers and other correctional facilities across America, experts have issued a gloomy warning: The coronavirus is coming.Already this week, Louisiana confirmed that a staff member and three children in state custody had contracted the virus, including one living in a group home in Baton Rouge. Delaware, Minnesota, New York, Texas and Connecticut are among the other states that have reported positive
  
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• Gov. John Bel Edwards 'personally startled' by Tuesday COVID-19 case increase

  31-03-2020 20:35 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Tuesday's announcement that Louisiana now has 5,237 cases of Coronavirus, a 1,212 case increase from Monday, was 'sobering' and 'personally startling' according to Gov. John Bel Edwards."Numbers like we're reporting today keep us on a very steep trajectory in terms of our case growth," Edwards said. "We know that puts us firmly on the path to exceeding our capacity to deliver healthcare."Tuesday's numbers marked the largest single-day increase in positive cases of COVID-19 in Loui
  
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• Gov. Edwards signs proclamation making it easier for out of state medical professionals to practice in Louisiana, updating funeral guidance related to COVID-19

  31-03-2020 20:03 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards signed a proclamation that makes it easier for out of state health care professionals to come to Louisiana to practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am so incredibly grateful for our medical professionals here in Louisiana and those from other states who have volunteered to come to our state and help,” Gov. Edwards said. “We desperately need these professionals to join our local health care heroes to fight COVID-1
  
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• Star Wars actor Andrew Jack dies of coronavirus at 76 in Britain

  31-03-2020 18:58 via wbrz.com
  
  SYDNEY (AP) — Star Wars actor Andrew Jack has died in Britain as a result of the coronavirus, his agent said on Wednesday. He was 76.The actor, who also worked as a dialect coach, died in a hospital in Surrey on Tuesday, Jack’s agent Jill McCullough said in a statement.“Andrew lived on one of the oldest working houseboats on the Thames, he was fiercely independent but madly in love with his wife, also a dialect coach,” McCullough said.Jack appeared in &am
  
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• State hopes emergency order will help fill need for more medical personnel

  31-03-2020 18:46 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Doctors in Louisiana are feeling the shortage of medical personnel needed during the global pandemic. Now, the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners is taking action.There is an increasing desperation for health care workers at hospitals across Louisiana.More than 5,200 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the state Tuesday afternoon.
  With a heightened need for help with these patients, the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners is stepping in to help relieve the problem.&a
  
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• Baton Rouge Blues Festival announces online musical performance series as a response to COVID-19

  31-03-2020 18:45 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Blue Foundation announces a new online music serious as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The series will be launched by the Baton Rouge Blues Festival in April of 2020.According to the foundation, the series will help support the 2020 Blues Fest lineup of musicians and local musicians, as well as offer content to Blues Fest followers and patrons.The broadcast will include music from Blues Fest artist from across the world. Live sessions will air every Wednesday
  
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• Woman puts on quilt show from her doorstep to brighten up neighborhood during quarantine

  31-03-2020 18:16 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Glen Parks has been quilting for years, but the coronavirus has made her hobby of entering quilt shows impossible."They're not even taking entries, because they're not sure if the virus lives on fabric or how long, so they've shut down any venues that we have to show our quilts. So this is an absolutely wonderful way for me to get seen," she said. That's when the Woodland Ridge resident got the idea to turn her front porch into a showroom. "I put my quilts out in
  
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• NCAA throws baseball coaches a curve with added eligibility

  31-03-2020 18:06 via wbrz.com
  
  Widely hailed as the right thing to do for student-athlete welfare, the NCAA’s decision to extend spring sports athletes’ eligibility a year because of the coronavirus pandemic is causing consternation for baseball coaches.Ohio State’s Greg Beals said Tuesday he isn’t worried about 2021, when the 35-man roster limit will be relaxed to accommodate seniors choosing to return for another season.The problem comes in 2022, when the limit is back in force. Beal
  
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• Unemployment benefits expanded to more people

  31-03-2020 17:48 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - More people are now eligible to apply for unemployment. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES ACT) expanded the scope of individuals who are eligible for unemployment benefits to furloughed, self-employed, or gig workers.The Louisiana Workforce Commission encourages anyone who might have been ineligible for unemployment benefits before filing a claim at laworks.net.Monique Lord owns Nouveau Coiffure Salon in Zachary and closed her doors a couple of wee
  
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• New Orleans Saints legend Tom Dempsey has recovered from COVID-19

  31-03-2020 17:09 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS- Dempsey, a former New Orleans Saints kicker, has recovered after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a spokesperson for Lambeth House. Dempsey has been battling Alzheimer's disease and dementia since 2013.His daughter, Ashley Dempsey, confirmed that he contracted the virus during the outbreak at Lambeth House Senior Living Center in New Orleans. The New Orleans Saints released a statement Tuesday afternoon announcing Dempsy's recovery.The 73-year-old held the NFL r
  
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• Iberville Parish opening drive-thru testing center this weekend

  31-03-2020 16:58 via wbrz.com
  
  PLAQUEMINE - Officials are opening a coronavirus testing center in Iberville Parish Saturday. Iberville Parish President Mitch Ourso Jr. announced that the new testing center will open Saturday at the Ochsner Medical Complex on LA 1 in Plaquemine. Due to the limited number of testing kits, the center will only be open from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday.Officials say they only expect to conduct about 30 tests.Those looking to get tested must have a doctor's order with them.Permali
  
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• White Star Market closes permanently among coronavirus casualties

  31-03-2020 16:42 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE- White Star Market permanently closes its doors amid coronavirus closures, the Baton Rouge Business Report says.Gov. John Bel Edwards’ March 16 executive order requiring all bars, restaurant dining rooms, and health clubs to shut down had already delivered a blow to several White Star eateries. The mid-city eatery has notified its landlord that it will not reopen, even after the governor's stay-at-home order has been lifted.Josh Hoffpauir, architect and co-owner o
  
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• DOTD temporarily suspending ferry tolls

  31-03-2020 16:34 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Department of Transportation and Development is temporarily waiving fees for all ferries operating under the department.DOTD announced Tuesday fees for the Plaquemine Ferry, Cameron Ferry and Duty Ferry will be suspended beginning Wednesday at 6 a.m.The suspension of fees is expected to remain in place until April 30, 2020.Permalink| Comments
  
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• NFL team owners vote to expand playoffs to 14 teams

  31-03-2020 16:05 via wbrz.com
  
  The NFL is gearing up for a normal season and playoffs — with two additional wild-card teams in the Super Bowl chase.NFL team owners voted Tuesday to expand the playoffs by one team in each conference for a total of 14 next season as they continue to plan for the 2020 season to begin on time.During a conference call to discuss league business after the annual meetings were canceled due to the new coronavirus, the owners also awarded one of those extra games to CBS and one to NBC. Thre
  
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• UN chief says COVID-19 is worst crisis since World War II

  31-03-2020 15:59 via wbrz.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the world faces the most challenging crisis since World War II, confronting a pandemic threatening people in every country, one that will bring a recession “that probably has no parallel in the recent past.”There is also a risk that the combination of the disease and its economic impact will contribute to “enhanced instability, enhanced unrest, and enhanced conflict,&rdq
  
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• Police: Body found in Lake Charles river identified

  31-03-2020 15:36 via wbrz.com
  
  LAKE CHARLES, La.- The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office has identified the body of the man that was found in West Fork River off Frank Parker Road in Sulphur on Mar. 28, 2020.The body has been identified as 41-year-old Robert J. Perkins of Reeves.The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies received a call about a possible body floating in the West Fork River off Frank Parker Road in Sulphur around noon on Saturday.Deputies observed what appeared to be a
  
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• Baton Rouge woman shares hope after miraculous coronavirus recovery

  31-03-2020 15:30 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Joanna Ratcliff thought she had come down with south Louisiana's seasonal allergy problems two weeks ago. Instead, her condition turned into one that was life-threatening, which ultimately ended with a COVID-19 diagnosis. But Ratcliff made a miraculous recovery and is sharing her story in hopes of helping others fight the virus.Ratcliff said she was at work earlier this month when she had a tickle in her throat. The 36-year-old has no underlying conditions,so she went to see her d
  
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• Harvey victim knocks armed robber unconscious with brick

  31-03-2020 14:55 via wbrz.com
  
  HARVEY, La.- A gunman with intentions to rob Harvey occupants left in handcuffs after the residents knocked him unconscious with a brick, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says.The invasion occurred around 9 p.m. Sunday evening at an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Orange Blossom Lane in Harvey. The suspect, later identified as Jacob Robinson, 36, demanded property from the victim at gunpoint. The 33-year-old victim suffered a graze wound to his head during the scuffle with
  
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• Walmart subjecting store associates to health screenings amid virus crisis

  31-03-2020 14:27 via wbrz.com
  
  Walmart says it will begin checking workers' temperatures and asking basic questions about their health as they report for work during the coronavirus outbreak.The company's corporate office released a statement Tuesday says it is in the process of shipping infrared thermometers to all of its stores. Any associate with a temperature of 100 degrees or higher will be paid for reporting to work and asked to return home and seek medical treatment if necessary. Employees will only be able t
  
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• Walmart checking store associates for fever amid outbreak

  31-03-2020 14:27 via wbrz.com
  
  Walmart says it will begin checking workers' temperatures and asking basic questions about their health as they report for work during the coronavirus outbreak.The company's corporate office released a statement Tuesday saying it is in the process of shipping infrared thermometers to all of its stores. Any associate with a temperature of 100 degrees or higher will be paid for reporting to work and asked to return home and seek medical treatment if necessary. Employees will only be able
  
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• CNNs Cuomo says he has coronavirus, has shown symptoms

  31-03-2020 14:06 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — CNN’s Chris Cuomo announced Tuesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus but promised to continue doing his prime-time show from the basement of his home.Cuomo, who looked a little pale while doing his 9 p.m. Eastern show remotely Monday, said he’s had fever, chills and shortness of breath.“I just hope I didn’t give it to the kids and Cristina,” the 49-year-old newsman tweeted, in a reference to his wife.Cuom
  
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• LSU reports a total of eight coronavirus cases on its Baton Rouge campus

  31-03-2020 13:51 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - On Tuesday, LSU announced that there are a total of eight LSU community members who have contracted COVID-19 in Baton Rouge.On Monday (March 30), an LSU staff member was notified of a positive test. This staff member was last on campus March 18 and started to show symptoms on March 21. LSU reports that this employee is feeling better and remains in self-isolation at home in another parish. In addition to this case, on Monday an LSU Law student was notified of a p
  
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• LSU reporting 8 coronavirus cases among students, staff

  31-03-2020 13:51 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - On Tuesday, LSU announced that there are a total of eight LSU community members who have contracted COVID-19 in Baton Rouge.The university announced three new cases Tuesday involving its Baton Rouge campus. Among the new cases were a staff member, a law student and another member of the LSU Greek community. Four others were diagnosed with COVID-19 last week, including another staff member, another Greek community member, and two more law students. LSU's first confirmed ca
  
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• US death toll from virus eclipses China's official count

  31-03-2020 13:44 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,500 Tuesday, eclipsing China’s official count, as the deepening crisis in New York hit close to home for the governor when he disclosed, teary-eyed, that his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, has become infected.“Luckily we caught it early enough,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said of his 49-year-old brother, now quarantined in his basement. “But it’s my family, it’s
  
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• Children's author, Tomie dePaola dies at 85

  31-03-2020 13:44 via wbrz.com
  
  Beloved children's author and illustrator, Tomie dePaola died Monday.CNN reports that the prolific author penned over 300 books including "Strega Nona," "Quiet," and "Oliver Button is a Sissy." He passed away following complications sustained during a recent surgery to correct injuries from a fall in his barn.His literary agent Doug Whiteman said dePaola died alone at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire."Due to the coronavirus and a quarantine at the hospital w
  
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• Sean Payton: Drew Brees has returned for his 'final season'

  31-03-2020 13:27 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — In a Tuesday morning interview on ESPN, Saints head coach Sean Payton implied that quarterback Drew Brees would only be around for one more season and that all eyes would be on Taysom Hill. While speaking with Mike Greenberg on the network's 'Get Up' show, Payton seemed to focus on Taysom Hill's role with the team and even said, "The unique situation with our team and our quarterback Drew Brees is he's announced he's coming back for his final season."Brees recen
  
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• Saints Coach Sean Payton: Drew Brees has returned for his 'final season'

  31-03-2020 13:27 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — In a Tuesday morning interview on ESPN, Saints head coach Sean Payton implied that quarterback Drew Brees would only be around for one more season and that all eyes would be on Taysom Hill. While speaking with Mike Greenberg on the network's 'Get Up' show, Payton seemed to focus on Taysom Hill's role with the team and even said, "The unique situation with our team and our quarterback Drew Brees is he's announced he's coming back for his final season."Brees recen
  
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• OLOL opens drive through COVID-19 testing site in Livingston Parish

  31-03-2020 13:06 via wbrz.com
  
  WALKER - Our Lady of the Lake opened a drive through coronavirus testing center at the hospital's Livingston Parish clinic.This testing site, which is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., will serve Livingston Parish residents with a physician order from any provider for a COVID-19 test.  It is located at 5000 O'Donovan Blvd in Walker.Residents who are experiencing a fever and respiratory symptoms, should call their healthcare provide
  
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• U.S. State Department official dies from virus

  31-03-2020 12:50 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says a State Department official has died from the coronavirus, the first American fatality among the U.S. diplomatic corps from the pandemic.Pompeo didn’t give details about the official who passed away or where the person contracted the disease. He says about four to five dozen State Department employees had tested positive for the virus, including locally employed staffers at a handful of the 220 U.S. embassies and consulates ab
  
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• Schools to remain operating remotely as shutdown continues through April

  31-03-2020 12:42 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - As schools remain closed closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials say schools will continue to operate remotely.This comes as Governor Edwards issued a statewide shutdown, including shutting down schools. Originally the shut down was scheduled to end April 13, but has been extended as the pandemic worsens. According to the Advocate, School leaders say remote learning ranges from work completed digitally or live online instruction. Livingston Parish opted for work to
  
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• High school senior takes creative graduation photos amid pandemic

  31-03-2020 12:34 via wbrz.com
  
  It's high school graduation photos with a twist. A moment captured in time shows Jada Nelson's own special way of documenting her journey as a high school senior amid the Coronavirus outbreak."My mom put up the caution tape. I put on the stuff. I put on the glasses and the gloves, and I had the Clorox wipes in my hand, just trying to show that that's what we had to do. We had to have Clorox Wipes, Lysol, and gloves to basically make it through this process," said Jada.Jada is set to gr
  
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• NYC reports 1st coronavirus death of a person under 18

  31-03-2020 12:32 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City reported its first coronavirus death of a person under 18 years old as the number of fatalities in the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak continued to rise rapidly.New York City’s Health Department recorded the city’s first death of a person under 18 years old, though details about the person’s exact age were not disclosed. There have been 914 coronavirus deaths in New York City, the department reported Monday.More than 1,200 hav
  
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• Astrophysicist gets four magnets stuck up his nose while trying to create coronavirus-related device

  31-03-2020 12:17 via wbrz.com
  
  An Australian astrophysicist was attempting to create a device that would alert users every time they touched their face when his project went horribly wrong and he accidentally got four magnets stuck in his nostrils. According to The Guardian, Dr. Daniel Reardon, a research fellow at a Melbourne university, was building a necklace that sounds an alarm on facial contact, when the mishap occurred Thursday night.The 27-year-old astrophysicist, who stud
  
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• Ascension plant shutting down amid economic 'fallout' from coronavirus

  31-03-2020 12:13 via wbrz.com
  
  SORRENTO - In what appears to be the first major layoff warning involving a production facility and COVID-19, plant bosses at LALumina announced most of its 302 employees would be laid off.A letter to employees suggested the layoffs may be temporary."We are notifying you that in the period of time between May 24th and June 7th, you will be laid off.  Given the unknown duration of this layoff, we are providing you this notice pursuant to the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notific
  
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• Biloxi sets curfew to stop the spread of COVID-19, cites proximity to New Orleans

  31-03-2020 12:12 via wbrz.com
  
  MISSISSIPPI - The city of Biloxi is setting a curfew to keep more people indoors in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.According to WWL, the curfew is set to begin April 2nd and will run indefinitely. The goverment is prohibiting anyone from being out in public in Biloxi from 11 p.m. to 5 p.m every night with the exception of essential workers.Biloxi's mayor specifically pointed out the city's proximity to New Orleans, an area heavily impacted by COVID-19, as the reason for authorizing th
  
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• Chevron commits $350,000 to virus relief efforts in south Louisiana

  31-03-2020 09:52 via wbrz.com
  
  COVINGTON – While the entire globe remains in the grip of a pandemic caused by coronavirus, organizations with the means to assist are stepping up to offer aid.Chevron's Gulf of Mexico Business Unit is one of the organizations determined to offer a helping hand. In an effort to assist communities across Southeast Louisiana, the company has committed a total of $350,000 to Bayou Community Foundation, Northshore Community Foundation, Northshore Food Bank and Second Harvest Food Bank to
  
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• Orleans Parish sheriff's investigators resign amid probe

  31-03-2020 09:40 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Four Orleans Parish investigators resigned abruptly amid an internal investigation inside the sheriff’s office.The departure of Major Edwin Hosli, the head of the Orleans Parish investigative unit, and three other members of the team happened Friday, The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate reported.The internal investigation concerns irregularities involving work hours and private employment.The sheriff’s office said all f
  
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• Los Angeles city gov freezes rent for thousands of apt dwellers

  31-03-2020 09:27 via wbrz.com
  
  LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday that in hopes of easing the financial burdens caused by the pandemic, landlords would not be allowed to increase the rent for hundreds of thousands of apartments in the city.Today I executed an emergency order suspending new rental increases on any of the 624K+ units that fall under the City’s rent stabilization ordinance, or RSO. During this emergency period, RSO tenants will not be subject to any new rent increase.&m
  
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• Royal no more: Harry and Meghan start uncertain new chapter

  31-03-2020 09:10 via wbrz.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan officially make the transition Tuesday from senior members of Britain’s royal family to — well, it’s unclear. International celebrities, charity patrons, global influencers?The royal schism that the couple triggered in January by announcing that they would step down from official duties, give up public funding, seek financial independence and swap the U.K. for North America becomes official on March 31.The mo
  
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• Popular New Iberia festival rescheduled to August

  31-03-2020 08:33 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW IBERIA - Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, La Asociacion Española de Nueva Iberia and the City of New Iberia have decided to reschedule this year's festival, which was originally set to take place April 17-19.Organizers have announced that the 8th Annual El Festival Español de Nueva Iberia's new dates are Aug. 28-30. The family-friendly event will be held in Bouligny Plaza, which is in New Iberia's historic downtown area on Main Street.Festivities will include a h
  
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• New Iberia festival rescheduled to August

  31-03-2020 08:33 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW IBERIA - Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, La Asociacion Española de Nueva Iberia and the City of New Iberia have decided to reschedule this year's festival, which was originally set to take place April 17-19.Organizers have announced that the 8th Annual El Festival Español de Nueva Iberia's new dates are Aug. 28-30. The family-friendly event will be held in Bouligny Plaza, which is in New Iberia's historic downtown area on Main Street.Festivities will include a h
  
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• 8th Annual El Festival Espaol de Nueva Iberia rescheduled to August

  31-03-2020 08:33 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW IBERIA - Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, La Asociacion Española de Nueva Iberia and the City of New Iberia have decided to reschedule this year's festival, which was originally set to take place April 17-19.Organizers have announced that the 8th Annual El Festival Español de Nueva Iberia's new dates are Aug. 28-30. The family-friendly event will be held in Bouligny Plaza, which is in New Iberia's historic downtown area on Main Street.Festivities will include a h
  
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• Concern for inmate safety grows following recent death of La prisoner

  31-03-2020 08:18 via wbrz.com
  
  ALLEN PARISH - Concerns related to the health and safety of inmates continue to grow following the coronavirus-related death of an Oakdale inmate.KATC reports that on Monday, the Bureau of Federal Prisons issued a statement regarding at least ten cases within the facility in Allen Parish and on Saturday the nation's first federal inmate died from Covid-19 in Oakdale.Among the ten confirmed cases, are seven infected inmates and three infected staff members. But The Was
  
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• Firefighters wrestle blaze at Harding Boulevard storage facility

  31-03-2020 07:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Early Tuesday morning, first responders were dispatched to a blaze that broke out at a Harding Boulevard storage facility.Firefighters were on the scene shortly after 7 a.m., battling a fire at 4445 Harding, not far from the where the Boulevard intersects with Plank Road. At this time it is unknown what may have started the blaze and if it resulted in any injuries. This article will be updated as officials continue to respond to the fire. Permalink| Comm
  
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• Stocks slip at open, headed for worst quarter since 2008

  31-03-2020 07:43 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street as investors close out a brutal month of March.The S&P 500 is headed for its biggest quarterly decline since the last quarter of 2008.For the Dow, it could be the worst three-month period since late 1987.After dropping sharply for two weeks, the market rallied recently on moves by central banks and governments to boost their economies, but the mood among investors still appears closely linked to evidence of the sprea
  
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• Global stocks turn lower after rise in virus-related deaths

  31-03-2020 07:43 via wbrz.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Stronger than anticipated Chinese economic data briefly shored up stocks on Tuesday, but a worrying increase in the number of Spanish deaths linked to the COVID-19 disease saw market sentiment sink back again.The mood in markets seems tightly linked to evidence about the spread of the new coronavirus pandemic. That was evident with the news Tuesday that Spain saw a record 849 daily deaths of people who had contracted the COVID-19 disease.Stock markets in Europe quickly s
  
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• As no. of virus cases in NOLA lessen, experts are cautiously optomisitic

  31-03-2020 07:24 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - After reviewing the most recent numbers of novel coronavirus infections in Louisiana's hardest-hit areas, Jefferson and Orleans Parish, some believe that social distancing is helping to curb the spread of the virus. The Advocate notes that data released by the state over the past two days suggests that the growth rate of known coronavirus cases in the city and in Jefferson Parish has begun to wane.During the last two days, the number of known new cases i
  
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• As no. of virus cases in NOLA lessen, experts are cautiously optimistic

  31-03-2020 07:24 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - After reviewing the most recent numbers of novel coronavirus infections in Louisiana's hardest-hit areas, Jefferson and Orleans Parish, some believe that social distancing is helping to curb the spread of the virus. The Advocate notes that data released by the state over the past two days suggests that the growth rate of known coronavirus cases in the city and in Jefferson Parish has begun to wane.During the last two days, the number of known new cases i
  
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• New Orleans: Hard Rock Hotels owner and city disagree on traditional demolition

  31-03-2020 07:06 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - According to WWL-TV the Hard Rock Hotel's developer, 1031 Canal Development LLC, said it wants to demolish the partially-collapsed building piece by piece, a measure that the city is unwilling to agree to.  The developer intended to implode the building, but a problem with insurance led to the recommended change in plans.Demolition contractors, D.H. Griffin were unable to secure the $50 million in insurance necessary to implode the building, 103
  
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