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Show Transcript SULA: AS COVID CASES CONTINUE TO GO UP AND A UP, NEW ORLEANS EMS SAYS THEY ARE HAVINGAJ M STAFFING ISSS.UE GINA: WDSU REPORTER AUBRY KILLION IS LIVE AT NEW ORLEANS EMS HEADQUARTERS TO EXPLAIN. AUBRY? AUBRY: HEY, GINA. SO THE STAFFING NUMBERS WE HAVE THING TODAY ARE VERY CONCERNING, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE ALSO FOUND OUT TODAY THAT MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HERE AT ORLEANS EMS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVI19D-. [SIREN] IT IS A SOUND WE KNOW ALL TOO WELL IN NEW ORLEANS, EMS RESPONDING TA CALLO DR. NICHOLS: OUR STAFF THAT ARE ROUTINELY IN THE FIELD ARE CONTINUING TO SHOW UP IN SEOM REALLY DIRE TIMES FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN GENERAL. AUBRY: DR. EMILY NICHOLS IS THE DIRECTOR OF NEW ORLEANS EMS. ARE THERE SITUATIONS WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO WAIT LONGER TIMES THAN NORMAL FO
Great Falls residents warn of asphalt sealing scam
Great Falls residents warn of asphalt sealing scam
By: Tim McGonigal
and last updated 2021-07-25 18:46:42-04
GREAT FALLS â A growing number of Great Falls residents are expressing concerns over unfinished business, saying they shelled out hundreds, even thousands, of dollars for poorly done or even incomplete driveway asphalt work.
Russ McNee has lived in his southwest Great Falls home for 10 years. He responded to a Facebook ad for driveway sealing services. He said for $3,000, the company promised three coatings, but only one was applied.
âThey wanted cash. I had cash and gave it to them. I asked for a receipt, they said they were out, their receipt book was empty,â said McNee. âBut theyâd have me one the next day when they were going to come back and do the next coating and I havenât seen them since.â
Great Falls residents warn of asphalt sealing scam
Great Falls residents warn of asphalt sealing scam
and last updated 2021-07-25 00:50:07-04
GREAT FALLS â A growing number of Great Falls residents are expressing concerns over unfinished business, saying they shelled out hundreds, even thousands, of dollars for poorly done or even incomplete driveway asphalt work.
Russ McNee has lived in his southwest Great Falls home for 10 years. He responded to a Facebook ad for driveway sealing services. He said for $3,000, the company promised three coatings, but only one was applied.
âThey wanted cash. I had cash and gave it to them. I asked for a receipt, they said they were out, their receipt book was empty,â said McNee. âBut theyâd have me one the next day when they were going to come back and do the next coating and I havenât seen them since.â
The announcement came as the city posted figures showing the surge, driven by the highly contagious delta variant, has pushed the seven-day average of new cases reported in the city to 117, the highest since early February. It had fallen as low as eight in mid-June but began climbing sharply in early July.
Also Wednesday, Louisiana s health department reported a new case count of 5,388, the third highest since the pandemic began. Hospitalizations for the disease rose to 844 statewide, up more than 600 since June 19.
Dr. Jennifer Avegno, New Orleans health director, and Dr. Emily Nichols, head of the city s emergency medical services, said the increase in cases has led to a shortage of health care workers. Our beds are filling up, our providers are working long, hard hours, Nichols said.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – With the daily average of new COVID-19 cases surging to numbers not seen in months, New Orleans officials issued an advisory Wednesday “strongly recommending” that people resume wearing masks indoors, hoping to avoid the kind of virus-related shutdowns that devastated the city’s vital tourism economy in 2020.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell stopped short Wednesday of requiring mask wearing. She said the advisory being issued “puts the responsibility on individuals themselves,” rather than having the city enforce a mandate.
The announcement came as the city posted figures showing the surge, driven by the highly contagious delta variant, has pushed the seven-day average of new cases reported in the city to 117, the highest since early February. It had fallen as low as eight in mid-June but began climbing sharply in early July.