Freelancers of Lafayette: Don’t fear coronavirus loans
For a lot of freelancers, applying for a loan is brand new — and scary — territory. Here’s a high level guide to how it works.
For a lot of freelancers, applying for a loan is brand new — and scary — territory. Here’s a high level guide to how it works.
Radio personality Carol Ross took to community app NextDoor to promote a vigil for healthcare workers in River Ranch Town Square, a gathering that would flout Louisiana’s stay-home order at a time when officials up and down the political spectrum are urging the public not to gather. Her Nextdoor neighbors put a stop to it, calling out the conservative talk radio host’s gesture.
Coronavirus spread to thousands of Louisianans from sick patients who showed symptoms in early March, while their infections went unreported because of too few tests, limits on who got them and delays in getting the results, state health department data show.
Source: Louisiana coronavirus: Sick thousands unchecked as testing lagged
At stake is whether Louisiana residents plan to curtail their seasoned celebration of crawfish boils in the face of pandemic.
Lafayette’s oil and gas industry is facing existential challenges that far outstrip the short-term subsidies being offered by the federal government’s coronavirus stimulus package.
As of Wednesday, there were 713 cases reported in Acadiana, which the state health department defines as the parishes of Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, Evangeline, Acadia, Vermilion and Iberia. That marked 42% increase over five days, slightly outpacing the statewide increase.
Source: Acadiana coronavirus cases spike; ICU occupancy highest in state | News | theadvocate.com
Of the 13 parishes in Louisiana with the highest death rates, 10 lie along the industrial corridor that lines the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge down to the river’s mouth. And notably, every parish along the river from Plaquemines to West Baton Rouge is among the top 50 in coronavirus deaths per capita – save for East Baton Rouge, which is ranked No. 52.
This is the first time the hospital system has ever had to execute its surge plan.
In better times, many servers and bartenders are forced to cut costs around healthcare, food, or rent. Setting aside money for savings is not often feasible.
A closely watched model of the coronavirus pandemic showed a dramatic shift for the better in Louisiana overnight, but changes to the methodology used by researchers suggest that it might be too early to celebrate.
Projections from local and national analysts warn that unemployment could hit 30% or more in the coming months due to the coronavirus. Lafayette is especially vulnerable because of the fall of oil and gas. Tens of thousands could be out of work by summertime.
Coronavirus has caused a major gap in the food economy that some local farmers and restaurateurs are hustling to fill.
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