Calcasieu Parish Police Jury to distribute bottled water on Friday
February 19 - 3 pm to 6 pm at West-Cal Events Center
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and last updated 2021-02-19 15:14:48-05
Free bottled water will be provided to residents of Calcasieu Parish on Friday in response to water shortages and boil advisories caused by cold weather.
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and volunteers from the American Red Cross will give away free bottled water at the West-Cal Events Center from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. today, February 19.
Officials say volunteers at the drive-through site will give one case of bottled water per vehicle.
âThis is a great example of our staff and local volunteers uniting to meet community needs in a crisis,â said Calcasieu Parish Police Jury President Brian Abshire. âOn behalf of the entire Jury, we thank everyone involved in this great effort.â
Bowie County reports a total of 4502 cumulative positive COVID-19 cases including 2 possible cases. COVID-related deaths are at 171. Active cases are reported at 559. The total recovered cases for Bowie County is 5663.
Cleco restores power to nearly 33,000 customers affected by winter storms
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and last updated 2021-02-19 21:18:07-05
As of 8 p.m. today, Cleco has restored power to nearly 33,000 of the roughly 43,000 customers who lost power after a second winter storm hit Clecoâs service territory within the same week.
âWeâre making progress,â said James Lass, director of distribution and emergency management. âOur crews are patrolling lines and making repairs as safely and quickly as possible to restore power to our remaining customers.â
Clecoâs damage assessments indicate that power outages from the second winter storm were primarily due to the accumulation of ice.
US may have enough vaccines to fully vaccinate its population by July
From CNN’s Deidre McPhillips
Members of the National Guard work at a Covid-19 vaccination site in Los Angeles on February 16. Mario Tama/Getty Images
In the first three months since the first Covid-19 vaccine shot was administered in December, the US government has delivered about 73.4 million doses to states and jurisdictions, according to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna have each promised to deliver 200 million doses to the US by the end of May, for a total of 400 million doses. That’s enough to fully vaccinate 200 million people – or about 60% of the US population before summer.
Second Harvest delivering 1,500 cases of water to Lake Charles area
Friday, Feb. 19
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Second Harvest Food Bank truck fueling up Friday morning to deliver over 1,500 cases of water to Lake Charles for two emergency water distributions. - February 19, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-19 13:04:27-05
Second Harvest Food Bank is delivering 1,500 cases of water to Lake Charles on Friday.
The organization says the emergency water distribution events will take place at two locations in Calcasieu Parish on Friday, February 19.
Those in the Lake Charles area in need of water can head to the Lake Charles Civic Center and Care Help of Sulphur beginning at 1:00 pm.