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Local governments, businesses adapt to Gov. Edwardsâ relaxed statewide mask mandate
Local governments and businesses adapt to Gov. Edwards new statewide mask mandate By Jennifer Lott | April 28, 2021 at 9:30 PM CDT - Updated April 28 at 9:38 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - In his Tuesday afternoon address, Governor John Bel Edwards reminded citizens that the pandemic is far from over, but heâs relaxing the masking rules and letting local governments and business owners set their own mandates with a few restrictions.
Calcasieu leaders say the parish has been masking up since last July. Nearly a year later, things are changing.
âCurrently in our facilities, we are recommending mask usage rather than requiring it,â said Tom Hoefer, with the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury. âThe only exceptions to that are on our transit buses and in our medical clinics.â
26 march 2021
Gold price’s that slumped to near a nine-month low is drawing jewellery shoppers in Asia to hunt for bargains, says media reports. After a year of demand being in the doldrums, retailers are buying more precious metal to cater to buyers.
26 march 2021
22 december 2020 (cabinradio.ca) - The world’s natural diamond market all but shut down at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. More than eight months later, experts say the market is beginning to recover. In March, the world’s supply chain for natural diamonds came to a screeching halt. The manufacturing hub in India – where almost all of the world’s natural diamonds are cut and polished – closed, along with international diamond showings and many jewellery stores. “The whole diamond pipeline, as it’s called, was just plugged,” said Tom Hoefer, executive director of the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines. “There was certainly a multi-month period where business was essentially halted,” added Pa
Forecasters said there was a risk of tornadoes across a large part of the South as Harvey trudged northeast toward northern Louisiana. The national Storm Prediction Center said a few tornadoes were expected to develop Wednesday in northeast Louisiana and across southern and central portions of Mississippi. Tornadoes would also be possible across parts of southern and central Alabama, near the eastern edge of Harvey s rain bands. At least five tornadoes from Harvey have been confirmed so far in Louisiana, although they have caused little damage.
Another 1 to 3 inches (2.5 centimeters to 7.5 centimeters) of rain could fall in western Louisiana, with up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) in spots, with the heaviest rain inland.
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