August 2020

STATE BRIEFS

Shooting at hospital prompts manhunt

SHREVEPORT (AP) — A man was shot and wounded at a Louisiana hospital Wednesday morning in what police called an active shooter situation.

Shreveport police said SWAT and hostage negotiation teams made their way to Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.

One man was shot in the leg, police spokeswoman Sgt. Angie Willhite told news outlets. She said the wound is not believed to be life-threatening.

Biden, Harris to make unusual campaign debut

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden is making his first appearance with newly chosen running mate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, betting that the California senator’s historic profile and confrontational style against President Donald Trump will boost Democrats’ efforts to oust the Republican president amid cascading national crises.

Companies test antibody drugs to treat, prevent virus

(AP) - With a coronavirus vaccine still months off, companies are rushing to test what may be the next best thing: drugs that deliver antibodies to fight the virus right away, without having to train the immune system to make them.

Antibodies are proteins the body makes when an infection occurs; they attach to a virus and help it be eliminated. Vaccines work by tricking the body into thinking there’s an infection so it makes antibodies and remembers how to do that if the real bug turns up.

Worldwide COVID-19 cases top 20 million, doubling in six weeks

(AP) - It took six months for the world to reach 10 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus. It took just over six weeks for that number to double.

The worldwide count of known COVID-19 infections climbed past 20 million on Monday, with more than half of them from just three countries: the U.S., India and Brazil, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.

The average number of new cases per day in the U.S. has declined in recent weeks but is still running high at over 54,000, versus almost 59,000 in India and nearly 44,000 in Brazil.

Outcry in Somalia as new bill would allow child marriage

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An outcry is rising in Somalia as parliament considers a bill that would allow child marriage once a girl’s sexual organs mature and would allow forced marriage as long as the family gives their consent.

The bill is a dramatic reworking of years of efforts by civil society to bring forward a proposed law to give more protections to women and girls in one of the world’s most conservative countries.

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FAMILY FEATURES

Returning to learning may bring more new experiences this fall than anyone ever imagined. Regardless of the learning environment, there are some tips and supplies that can make it easier on the whole family to restart curriculum.

Whether your kids will be at home or in the class room, making education easy is likely a top priority as you plan for the weeks and months ahead. These supplies and ideas can help you get organized and ready to tackle a new school year with confidence.

Find more back-toschool tips and solutions at eLivingtoday.com.

Report spotlights top tourism markets

A report released by the Jeff Davis Tourist Commission shows the majority of visitors come here from Texas. “This gives us an overview of who is looking for us,” said Tourist Commission Marketing Director Dione Sabelhaus. “It also breaks down where we need to advertise.”

The report shows 52 percent of visitors to Jeff Davis Parish travel from Texas to visit the parish’s many tourist destinations including the Gator Chateau.

In 2019, the top five out-of-state tourism markets were Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama respectively.

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Assistant branch manager Leah Harford entertained the library’s youngest patrons during story time in Lake Arthur.

City to implement four-way stops

The city will install fourway stops at several intersections that were deemed high-priority by a recent traffic study.

According to Jennings Mayor Henry Guinn, a traffic study was completed by the Jennings Police Department, which revealed several streets were in need of the traffic signs.

Tuesday night, the Jennings City Council voted to introduce an ordinance to implement four-way stops at the intersections of East Sumner and Orange streets, Woods and Orange streets, as well as South Broadway and East Sumner streets.