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WATCH LIVE 2:30 PM Governor John Bel Edwards COVID-19 Press Conference
During the last press conference, Governor Edwards stated that the next conference would take place the same time next week, and as of 9:30 AM, there hasn't been an announcement stating otherwise. I will update this post if the time changes.
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Gov. John Bel Edwards - We have had 3 weeks going in the wrong directions with cases and hospitalizations. Whatever we discuss today does not reflect what happened this weekend. Why do I mention this? We know Memorial Day was when our numbers stopped getting better and started getting worse. I pray the same is not the same for 4th of July.
- We have lost all progress made in June and are seeing some numbers that rival our peak in April.
- Today we report 1,891 new cases and case positivity is slightly over 10% (*Mod note: it is 10.4%).
- 95% of cases today are community spread with only 5% coming from a congregate setting.
- Reporting 20 additional deaths for a Toal of 3,231 deaths from COVID-19 for the state of Louisiana.
- There is a slight dip in hospitalizations (only 3 less than yesterday) but we are very concerned about the numbers we are currently seeing. We are also concerned with the conversations we are having with the hospital CEO's and Medical directors.
- The total of hospitalized with COVID-19 is 1,022, the last time we over this was on May the 19th.
- Hospitalizations have doubled since June the 13th.
- Recent case growth reflects the majority of cases are young people, with the majority of cases coming from those below 30 years of age.
- Difference between today and 2.5 months ago, is 2 months ago our numbers were driven by the New Orleans area, particularly Orleans and Jefferson parishes as well as the river parishes. [Back then] it was only one region of the state that was fueling rapid growth and high numbers. The rest of the state did not see cases to that extent. [Now] we are seeing more even growth in hospitalization and cases across the state. We are beginning to look like Texas.
- We have a statewide epidemic, not one that driven by a couple of Regions
- Testing sites are slow to get test results returned. Today the delay is due to a lack of reagent in the Commercial Labs. Because they do not have the amount of the necessary component they cannot report their results in a timely manner. This is being worked on as we speak.
- We are concerned about the delays because we want to know if people are positive, people may be asymptomatic, may not be taking the proper precautions by quarantining, and be unnecessarily exposing others to the virus.
- It is critical for anyone who has been exposed to someone who has tested positive to the virus to self-quarantine for 14 days while you wait for your test results.
- If you have been in close contact with someone who is COVID-19 positive, EVEN IF YOU TEST NEGATIVE YOU NEED TO QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS you may have contracted the virus but may not have had the appropriate viral load to be detected when you were tested.
- Some good news with testing surge testing in Baton Rouge got up and running yesterday, but was short-lived due to the bad weather. The White House Task Force chose 3 cities in the United States for this type of testing. This should tell you all you need to know about whether we have a serious situation and if it is getting worse. WE do and it is.
- The goal is to test 5,000 people above the baseline and get a better idea of just how many cases are in the Baton Rouge area.
- You do not need to a resident of BR you can live by a nearby parish and get tested.
- You can be tested if you are symptomatic, or been exposed.
- You can also be tested if you are not symptomatic.
- [LIST OF 5 SITES]
- Testing will run until July 18th.
- Pre-register DoINeedACovidTest.com (registration is not required).
- More info can be obtained by calling 2-1-1.
- This morning there was a conference call with about 20 hospital CEO and medical directors from across the state to get an update directly from the field.
- Nearly every CEO and MD on the call reported sustained increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations. We have completely lost the gains we made over the past couple of months and its all happened in less than 3 weeks. Very concerning.
- Some people continue to believe this state of Louisiana continues to do better, that is not the case.
- Some regions have more hospitalizations than they ever saw in March or April.
- The two hospitals in Lafayette each have more patients than they saw during the previous surge.
- Good News: Patients they are seeing are in the hospital are younger and the illness is not quite as acute. Stays are not quite as long, and a smaller percentage of these patents are in the ICU or on ventilators.
- Access to Remdesivir is been reduced, no one is out, but with the current caseload, they are concerned about not having adequate supplies.
- Hospital capacity is not strictly related to COVID-19. Just because we are in a pandemic does not mean fewer people are going to have strokes, motor vehicle accidents, etc.
- The biggest concerns center around staffing and keeping testing supplies and treatments in stock.
- Staffing issues are exacerbated by pronounced community spread, causing more staff members to call out because they are positive.
- We are seeing a slight change in COVID-19 hospitalized patient demographics as they skew a little more white and male than the previous cases, and as previously mentioned, the average age is down.
- Patients are more white, male, and young than before.
- Appears now, at least anecdotally, that the hospitalized patients reflect our state demographics as a whole.
- FOLLOW MITIGATION MEASURES.
- We simply have to wear a mask when we are outside of our homes and interacting with people who are closer than 6 ft.
- Everything we are learning from in this country, and around the world, indicate that mask usage is incredibly important to cut down the rate of infections.
- Dept. of Health is sharing an additional breakdown of race by parish to be published weekly.
- 41% of cases are from Black Residents and 29% from White Residents.
The "Great Doctor" Billioux - LDH continues to try to publish more and more data weekly. They have added more information such as the percent of positive cases by regions and hospitalization breakdown by region to the Dashboard. - The difference between this rise in cases and what we saw earlier on is that we have significantly more data which allows us to communicate to you a lot more early warning signs. - We haven't yet seen real big rises in ventilator usage like our neighbors in Texas, but if these curves continue we will probably see these numbers go up. - More individual information was added this week regarding race data. * Louisiana was one of the first states to provide race data for people dying by COVID-19. - LDH now feels comfortable putting out race data by cases. * There is still 19% of cases that they do not have race data. Whether it is from lack of information taken when someone is tested or inability to get information from contact tracing. - Still see there is a disproportionate number of African Americans who are contracting COVID-19 when compared to their white counterparts. * This is also true for our Latin-X communities. - The disparity is starting to narrow, at least for deaths. - It is important that we know where COVID-19 is and how to protect ourselves. - At the regional level, we can see other races beyond the Black and White races available for parish data. - Where is COVID Spreading?
Outbreak Setting | Number of Outbreaks | Cases | % of Cases |
Food Processing | 11 | 423 | 30% |
Bar | 36 | 393 | 27% |
Industrial Setting | 16 | 117 | 8% |
College/University | 3 | 84 | 6% |
Restaurant | 16 | 68 | 5% |
Construction Site | 3 | 48 | 3% |
Casino | 4 | 38 | 3% |
Social Event - Private | 3 | 38 | 3% |
Office Space | 8 | 36 | 3% |
Wedding | 7 | 31 | 2% |
Gym/Fitness Setting | 3 | 26 | 2% |
Ship/Boat | 1 | 25 | 2% |
Other Worksite | 8 | 24 | 2% |
Social Event - Public | 1 | 24 | 2% |
Child Daycare | 7 | 17 | 1% |
Religious Services/Event | 2 | 17 | 1% |
Recreation | 2 | 10 | 1% |
Retail Setting | 3 | 8 | 1% |
Camp | 1 | 5 | 0% |
Grand Total | 135 | 1,432 | 100% |
- This is the information we are able to get through contact tracing or reports. This represents a significant underestimation of these different settings in the overall cases. Many people are unable to call specifically where they may have been able to pick up the virus, or if they were in a particular bar.
- If you go to any setting, whether it is on this list or not, and you do not feel comfortable because people are not following safety standards leave, walk out, protect yourself, and protect your family because that is what is most important. This will allow us to keep as many sectors of the economy open.
- These new parts of the Dashboard will be updated every Wednesday.
Questions by Dr. Billioux
Explain the 14-day quarantine... Gov referenced the need to quarantine for 14 days. As we do contact tracing and tell them they may have been exposed, we know that some people's initial urge is to go out get tested. More often than not its been several days since your exposure, so testing is reasonable. If you know you have been exposed today it is not advisable to get a test today. Regardless of being tested, 5 days after exposure and it is negative, you can still turn positive on day 13 or 14. Quarantining is for 14 days regardless of your test result. If you ae been exposed you need to do whatever you can to isolate yourself from other members of your household and certainly do not go out.
Why we are seeing cases in college universities when they are currently closed? So there is a couple of data points that we have around that. One is that for the last week or so more than 1/3 have been from 18-29 certainly 29 or less. So that is the same population we would see around college campuses. The other point that I may is that even though the universities may not be open hey still remain centers of our community were people of this age group reside. A university draws a large group from that age range so it is not surprising to see an increase in those locations. Note it is 3 we have identified out of 84 cases. We are trying to engage college students to make sure our message is clear to inform them on the best ways to keep themself safe. Even though are seeing very few people are needing hospitalization and even fewer are dying but if you increase the number of people who are exposed in this age group the number of people who will be hospitalized or who die will also increase. We now have 25,000 active cases statewide, even if these individuals are in a low-risk group for bad outcomes for COVID, but anywhere anyone else goes there is a higher chance of being exposed to COVID-19 whether they are going to bar or a gym the likelihood of catching the virus is higher.
Cannot hear question - will update later
We definitely see most cases coming from population centers but from the beginning, we have seen cases coming from rural settings. If you look at the map every parish has cases, as we increase testing in smaller parishes we see increases in cases. Some of our smaller parishes rank highest in the amount of COVID cases and deaths in the nation. It is a problem that is truly statewide. This is not a New Orleans or EBR problem, we have COVID cases rises spreading everywhere across the state in the way we did not in March.
Are you tracking cases in prisons and correctional facilities? Why isn't this reported on the Dashboard. We track cases wherever they come from. We want to know if they are from individuals that are residing in the setting or staff that work in a setting. We recently partnered with the CDC to do more comprehensive testing in a prison int he North, we work with the DEpt. of Corrections with their testing procedures, same on the parish level to help them support their testing. Individuals' locations are not identified to the public unless they are posing a risk to the public. If we take an example of the bars in Baton Rouge and were not able to identify everyone who had been there we did make a public statement. It is not mandated by the Federal government to be reported like nursing homes are.
How can we make restaurants safer We always look at how we can make any setting safer. Recently we are looking at how we can increase enforcement. Having people in these settings to makes sure staff and patrons are doing what they can reduce their risk in these settings. Bars produce a particular risk. You may be leaning in closer to yell over sounds or if you are slowly drinking a drink you are not taking a mask on and off. We are visiting those sites.
How many new citations or violations have been given from the LDH Data is not available. Normally we give a warning and then a follow-up visitation and if that is not corrected by the followup visit a citation is not ordered.
Are you planning to break up COVID-location exposure by regions No. Anyone one of these settings you should assume it is going on in your neighborhood. What is more important is to make a self-assessment when you enter a setting if it is safe for you to be there or not.
Gov. John Bel Edwards - As you can see with the known outbreaks the majority are associated with bars.
- Food processing settings dominate those numbers but those individuals work and often times live in close proximity with one another as well.
- No matter how you slice and dice the numbers, COVID-19 is probably more present in Louisiana today than it has ever been
- Need the people to step up, pay attention, and do their part.
- One number that was not previously highlighted, is the amount of per capita cases in the country. We were as high as number 2. AS things got better we were number 10 in per capita cases. *Today we are #5 in country for highest amount of cases per capita
- More known COVID-19 in Louisiana today than we have had at any point up to now.
- Another number that Gov. Edwards forgot to give is we are in the 8th day and we have reported 137,000+ tests already. The monthly goal set forth by the White House Coronavirus Taskforce is 200,000 tests per month. WE are working hard to know what is going on in Louisiana and get in front of it.
- Everyone in Louisiana you have a role to play. Let's take care of one another by wearing a mask. When you wear a mask you are not protecting yourself so much as you protecting others from you, and when they wear a mask they are showing the same courtesy you are.
- Wear your mask anytime you re outside of your home, interacting with people who are not part of your household. Stay 6 feet away. Stay home when you re sick. Wash hands with soap and water frequently.
- The next press conference will be next week, with no set date or time yet.
Question by Gov Edwards
Earlier you compared us to Texas. Texas is limited crowd size, cracking down on restrictions, and adding a statewide mask mandate. Are you considering limiting crowd sizes, adding restrictions, or instituting a mask mandate?*
- We discuss everything I am not currently contemplating a statewide mandate. We are not up to 4 local mandates, Orleans, Jefferson, East Baton Rouge, and Shreveport (he misses Kenner), these are the largest populations of the state.
- We want to be fully consistent with the White House Coronavirus Taskforce guidance which recommends that mask mandates be declared by local governments.
- Whether we have a mandate or not, we cannot be clearer in the messaging we have been stating for months. **If you are interested in having more customers in stores and in restaurants, then you want mask usage because it decreases the number of cases. Anything that reduces the case count and flattens the curve is ultimately going to be very very helpful. The single most important thing people can do is wear a mask. Gathering sizes are being looked at, in regards to venue capacity right now we may be more liberal with that than Federal guidance we are getting.
Other states are considering closing bars and indoor dining. Seeing the surge in cases have you reconsidered the current restrictions on restaurants and bars? I will tell you that we are getting the guidance directly from the cOronavirus task force as well we have done over 3,100 site visits over the last 10 days or so. Primarily working through the Free Marshall Office we are trying to gain more compliance with existing restrictions and are having success in almost every case. We will be starting our followup visits and if there are repeat violations actions will be taken there. In regards to 50% occupancy for on-premises dining, we are on par with what Texas is doing now. Our decision not to go into Phase 3 was the right decision. I can only imagine what the case would be if we removed to Phase 3. We are paying attention to all of these things and maybe making some adjustments to the restrictions. Currently, we remain focused on getting compliance with existing restrictions. If this proves to be insufficient to get our numbers under control we whatever is necessary to not put a strain on our hospitals. We are not there today but we are on-trend to get there.
President Trump says he wants all students returning to school for in person instruction, do you have guidance on what you would like to see with schools reopening? First of all, I would hope aspirationally we want to see our schools open 5 days a week for in-person instruction, but at the same time, we have to balance the interest of preserving the health of students, staff, and faculty. We need to look at what situation is at any given time of the situation, particularly in advance of when that school year will commence. You will see school districts implementing even more measures to protect students, staff, and faculty. Under no circumstance do we anticipate a return to pre-COVID normal. Even if we have in-person instruction on campus it will not look like how it was prior to COVID. Not like to see school assemblies, students eating in lunch, students will not be coming into contact with people who are not their immediate cohorts. It is important to get students back onto campus not just for education but for nutrition, social well being, mental health services, and we have to remember that teachers and school counselors are mandatory reporters when they suspect a child has been subject to abuse or neglect. For all these reasons we ant them back on our campuses but we ate to do it safely. Only recently the CDC related a plethora of guidance. K-12 leaders are pouring over that now to make sure it is incorporated into our plans of reopening.
Impossible to know on July 8th what it will look like or whether it will even be possible to open schools a month from now. Question about fall sports and Senators Fields request that K-12 sports be cancelled for the Fall It is a little too early to say on July 8th what this will look like. I appreciate the concerns of Senator Fields, that decision may be a prudent decision but we are not at the time where that decision needs to be made. WE need to know al little more and get a little deeper into the calendar before the decision is made.
Question about how Gov. Edwards feels about then comparison of wearing a mask to the holocaust It is utter nonsense and sad. My best advice to anyone who wants to talk about any person or situation today and compare it back to the nazis or the holocaust is not appropriate. Certainly not in this circumstance where mask-wearing is recommended across the world now, including by our own Federal Govern and White House to wear masks to stop a disease that is highly contagious and highly lethal. It just misses the boat on all fronts to compare that to something related to the holocaust.
cannot hear question Dr. Birx called me last week they were looking at certain hot posts across the country where you had increases in cases and positivity that were very pronounced. They wanted to assist going into those areas with additional testing, with the hopes of identifying more people with the coronavirus, put them into quarantine, and cool off these hot spots. In EBR we may be seeing this because of the younger demographic, we are a college town, we do not know why we are seeing it but we appreciate the help and hope to get the 5,000 additional tests today between now and July 18th. This is the only federally sponsored testing taking place in Louisiana presently. If you have questions about this testing or how to take advantage of it call 2-1-1 doineedtogetacovid19test.com to pre-register. [location of testing sites]
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WATCH LIVE 2:30 PM Gov. Edwards COVID-19 Press Conference
LINKS TO WATCH The summary is transcribed live, maybe paraphrased, and will contain spelling and grammatical errors until I am able to edit it once the press conference ends. Summary
- As of noon today we report 1,345 new cases for a Toal of 127,246 COVID-19 cases in Lousiana.
- Cases are from 15,105 tests. 94% of today's cases were from community spread and 94% were collected int the past week.
- There are 1,457 COVID-19 positive patients currently hospitalized, this is a decrease of 14 from yesterday's and is the 5th day there has been a decline in hospitalizations.
- We hit a death milestone today surprising 4k deaths, with 50 new deaths reported today for a total of 4,028.
- We have seen sustained improvements in regards to cases, hospitalizations, and case positivity. They are all too high but it beats the trajectory we were previously on since Memorial Day. We are doing better but have some work left to do.
- We completed Surge testing in EBR parish sponsored by HHS at 56,711 tests were administered.
- Fixed sites will remain in Lake Charles, Lafayette, and Alexandria while supplies last.
- New Orleans now has surge testing open and will continue past next Friday.
- Everyone who got tested was able to receive a mask and they were educated by the Department of Health on how to protect themselves and their communities from COVID.
- These are the only sites that allow people to be tested without symptoms in Louisiana and we saw many asymptomatic got tested and found out they were positive.
- Estimates are between 25-40% of people who get COVID will be asymptomatic, which is what makes this pandemic so hard to control because asymptomatic people are less likely to be tested and more likely to transmit the disease to others because they do not know they are infectious.
- Mask is a proxy for a test result.
- If you have COVID symptoms or been exposed to someone with COVID get tested. Call your doctor. Call 2-1-1 to find a test site with you.
Dr. Gina Laguard of Regional Medical Director of Region 9 / Northshore - Collectively Northshore makes up 12% of the state's population with over a 500,000 population the Northshore is home to both rural and urban living.
- COVID is widespread on the Northshore and in all five Northshore parishes.
- The cases and deaths from the Northshore represent 10% of the states.
- All of the Northshore parishes Are higher than the federal threshold.
- However, mitigation efforts are showing that the incidence of COVID is decreasing.
- Percent positivity in all 5 parishes is above the Federal Threshold, but at least 2 of the parishes have shown a decrease in case positivity.
- The age group that accounts for the majority of cases increases is 18-29 years of age.
- Hospitals have the capacity, they have beds, ventilators, and PPE. However, their biggest challenge is staffing.
- With community spread the people who work int he hospital are exposed and they too have fallen ill. Not all of it is COVID, keep in mind there are still other illnesses in the population.
- I am hopeful in the region we will continue to work tirelessly to test the residents and work closely with parish leadership to provide the best testing, but it is becoming a challenge with limitations we have and the amount of the strike teams we have.
- Right now we are working with National Guard, LCMC, and Oschner. We had two surge sites one in Livingston and Tangipahoa and were able to test over 1,400.
- 9,100 people have been tested in the community with the 178 tests per day.
- Work closely with the hospitals to ensure they have what they need to deliver services.
- Work with leadership to make sure mitigation measures are in place.
- "Slow the pace. Cover your Face."
- It's not too much to ask to wear a mask.
- It is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce the spread of COVID.
- Mandates may affect how we live, learn, work, worship, socialize but they are necessary to curb the spread of the disease.
- This is a collective effort. We must work together to reduce the spread of COVID.
- Shows a picture of her 63-year-old cousin Nadine.
- Nadine was retired from Loyola after 30 years of work experience but rejoined the work market.
- March 9th was the first case in Louisiana. 7 days later Nadine became symptomatic.
- She lived in New Orleans but it was atypical symptomology.
- Her presentation was initially GI symptoms and we did not know that association at the time.
- 5 days later she was in the emergency room, the next day she was intubated and on April 3rd she passed away. She tased away on her son's birthday and 23 days before her 64th birthday.
- So I'm sensitive when some feel they lost their sense of freedom. So when I hear people say it is my right not to wear a mask and congregate in large groups. What about my right to live? What about your right? I understand, but it is about doing what we know is right. Doing what we know is right and doing the right things. Wearing a mask might have saved my cousin. It was before we knew this. Avoiding large crowds and socially distancing may have saved my cousin. We know from contact tracing we have been able to track her exposure to possibly a gathering were others had symptoms at that time. Or maybe it was exposure at work. We know these mitigation efforts work. Masks are cheap. Five dollars is the economic impact of that mask, and if worn properly it reduces the spread of COVID, versus the cost of hospitalizations -- the cost of death -- the years of life lost?
- When you look at the workforce 18-60 we've had over 1,400 deaths those are years of lives lost too soon. That was our workforce.
- For those that have had COVID, we know that some still have issues with their lungs, kidneys, neurological systems. There is a cost to that. Especially to the healthcare system.
- We ask that you wear a mask. That's simple. We ask that you avoid large crowds. That's easy. We ask that you physically distance at least 6 feet. How easy is that? We ask that you wash your hands and frequently disinfect common surfaces and stay at home and better yet stay at home if you re not well. These are simple asks to help reduce the spread of COVID in our state.
- I wish my cousins had that opportunity to wear a mask, I wish we knew what we knew know and had restrictions on gathering sizes and knew about social distancing. We've learned a lot about COVID from March 9th to now but 1,400 deaths today? We can do better as a state.
- I'm hopeful because our numbers are improving showing these migration measures are working.
- Please mask up. Socially distance. Continue hand hygiene and disinfect surfaces.
- Stay home if not well.
- I worry about the children beginning school this week. They have the right to got to school and not have parents, staff, and faculty worry about the high cases of COVID in our community.
Giv. John Bel Edwards - If you have any doubts about the mitigation measures working just look at the data.
- You can see it was about 2 weeks after the mask mandates and restrictions that we began to turn around the numbers and it has been consistent at least up to now.
- When people hear we are doing better they think they can lift up on doing what they are doing, but we are doing better because of adherence. We know that if everyone wore a mask, washed their hands, stayed home when sick we would see a much larger impact on our numbers.
- A reminder that we remain in the red zone as determine the day the White House Taskforce.
- Some of you have heard of the verdict from Judge Janice Clark held in place the restrictions and mitigation measures. This is not the last legal challenge but I am confident that I am doing what is necessary. We are following the science. We are following the data. We are implementing best practices and recommendations from the CDC and White House Taskforce. I am doing with the authority I have as Governor, as I am authorized to do by the Constitution and Statutory Law of Louisiana, to respond to this Public Health Emergency. I am not just authorized, because we are talking about lives I am obligated to do these things as well.
- It does not make it easy. It is absolutely essential. It is legal. We know without any doubt it is effective. This is not an academic exercise, it is not theoretical. We know it works.
- We still have significant work to do in Louisiana, as we remain at No 1 per capita in the United States.
- More than 2.5% of our state's population has been infected and that's just confirmed cases we know there are a lot more individuals who have had it and never were tested.
- If we want as much of our economy to be open as possible -- but safely, our schools -- but safe, if we want to be able to engage in as much normalcy as possible... it is the mitigation measures that will allow this to happen.
- We can get to a transmissions rate of <1 without Phase 1 or stay-at-home but it requires everyone doing their part -- that is what the modeling shows. We are on that track now if we can maintain it long enough to get below 1. If everyone would do their part we would see much more dramatic results and more quickly.
- Title 3 which deals with the National Guard will stay in place until the end of the year.
- They are a key part of our strategy.
- From receiving, warehousing, distribution of PPE, ventilators, testing, going out to nursing homes as part of strike teams, you name it.
- While we are excited to hear it will be extended to the end of the year we are upset to hear that we along with other states will have to pay 25% of the costs until the end of the year, while two states, Texas and Florida will not.
- I do not begrudge these states but I will tell you there is not a rational basis to distinguish Louisiana between those two states when we have ridden the crest of both the first and second surge as evidenced by the fact we have more cases per capita than any other state. So I will be working through the Congressional Delegation to re-urging the White House to extend that 100% coverage to Louisiana.
- The 25% cost share is about 2.5 million a month so we are talking about a little more than 10 million dollars. So it is not an insubstantial amount of funding.
- WorkSearch has been implemented by the Louisiana workforce commissions.
- Understands there is considerable anxiety because the $600 federal benefits have expired, know the state benefit is $247 a week and people cannot survive on that
- It is time to get those who can back into a job and find work.
- There are several thousand jobs available in Louisiana so that is what we are trying to do now.
- Each week in order to recetrtify the individual will have to share the 3 employers that were contacted and no jobs were available.
- It is also being done because we are concerned about the state's unemployment trust fund.
- That trust fund started out with 1.1 billion dollars and is now down to 270 million today and we cannot pay benefits if it is solvent.
- We need to either cross the threshold whereby the law increases the payroll tax on employers or employers have a surcharge.
- Either way that's a functional tax increase and we do not want to do that. So we are asking for help from the Congressional Delegation and National Governors Associations and directly with the White House in order to get their assistance on this matter.
- WorkSearch is back in place. Does not affect people whose employment isn't available because of the restriction that has been imposed due to COVID 19 or an employee who has COVID-19.
- Critically important to the state's economy that people enter the workforce.
- Census response rate lags the national average. If we do not get more people to respond there will be a price to pay for Louisiana. 2020census.gov to fill it out or can call 844-330-2020 to complete your Census.
Questions
Now that you won in court do you intend to crackdown, not he BBQ restaurant in Denham Springs? Yes. We will share that information with you when it is appropriate.
When will that be? When it is appropriate.
Do you think there will be leftover funding from the CARES Act or Business Grant Program in a time period that could keep the unemployment trust fund solvent? I do not see in the portion of the CARES Act that we dedicated to local government. There is a certain amount, of the 1.8 billion we received it was my recommendation that 45% of the 1.8 billion be reserved for local government. The house went more or less with that, but then did fund $300 million for the Main Street program, and then a smaller allocation for Front Line Workers. We believe that will be completely exhausted and I do not know if money will be left in the Mainstreet Program. I haven't received a report yet and I think it would premature to guess. They will not begin to issue checks until Aug 15, and I do not know how many applications they received, nor how many qualify. We will know by the end of the month, and it could potentially be there at the end of the month. But even if it is there that money would not tie us over for very long. So the assistance we need in Phase 4 of the Coronavirus Relief that is currently being negotiated is critically important for us. We are communicating this with our Congressional Delegation and there have been a number of conversations with the Speaker discussing multiple ways we could replenish that trust fund. On August the 3rd we put $12 million dollars in the trust fund from taxes fro the quarter. It is just not enough to meet the demand with the claims we have.
Other states have banned smoking in casinos because they are concerned people are taking their masks on and off, has that been discussed here? I believe that was first discussed in Louisiana as far as I know right now when you just brought it up. My first impression is that makes some sense, but I hate to think out loud because sometimes you get in trouble. I think New Orleans and East Baton Rouge may be the only places where smoking is banned in casinos. That is something I will give some consideration to, but I am not making an announcement today.
You've been hesitant to discuss football, have you had a discussion with their administration? I have. I have had discussions with their athletic director and most people love LSU football but we have football programs across the state. I have had an opportunity to discuss with Scott Woodward, the LSU Athletic Director, and they are planning for multiple contingencies with what they will be able to do safely in regards to the number of people they can put in the stands for a football game. They do not know what that will look like yet, and I do not know what that will look like yet. Obviously you cannot wait to make that discussion until game day, we will meet with other schools to determine how far in advance they need to know. They are looking at ways to get people in and out of the stadium in and out of restrooms, receive concessions, without having people grouping together. Will need to see where we are in terms of the data to inform what we can safely do here in Louisiana when football resumes. The good news is we have some additional time because they backed up the return of the season.
A number
of local bars are applying for temporarily conditional restaurant licenses so they can continue to operate and keep their doors open and a reduced capacity. Can you explain from a public health standpoint why a bar with a newly acquired temporary conditional restaurant license is safer than a bar that does not Because they have to operate as a restaurant. All the rules that apply to restaurants today will apply to them in terms of the 50% occupancy limit, the need to social distance people who are not in the same household, more than 1/2 of the income must be derived from food sales and not alcohol sales. So they would function like a restaurant which would make them safer. Another indication of the efforts we are making is to allow as many of these bar owners as much flexibility as possible so we are not just leaving them the option of pick up or drive-thru sales. Or allowing them to have 2 video poker machines open if they had inside, but it also allows them to function as a restaurant if they are able to do that. They are receiving these permits very quickly so they can get into operation and realize some income as soon as possible. It will be safer because all of their patrons will have to be seated, to distance, and so forth... its something we are doing in an effort to allow as many of these establishments to remain open as possible, but to do so in a safe manner.
Is there a recommendation/protocol about how many cases college and university campuses can have without having to reduce people from campus? They are working hard with the Department of Public Health and the CDC to work with education leaders both K-12 and higher education, to determine what to do when there is a case and if there are multiple cases and so forth.
We can all assume there will be cases. You cannot have the cases we have across Louisiana, resume school, and not have some of these cases show up in your universities or K-12 schools. It really depends on how many cases, if they are in the same classroom, same dormitory, etc. All of these things are being looked at. I can tell you just recently our higher education community completed tabletop exercises, and a result of lessons learned there they have now gone back and revised their plans and will continue to do that as they learn from one another, and as guidance from the CDC changes.
Will you report data based on outbreaks/cases on educational campuses? I don't know. I am not sure what means we have to capture that information, but certainly, what we have we will share. We are not going to hide it from anyone. Before I say yes I want to make sure we can capture that through the means we have in place to update you every day, or if additional things need to go into place. I do not know if it will be a situation where I ask you to direct those questions to the particular educational systems and universities while we report the universal numbers. We will get back to you on that.
Is there a point you will use your authority as governor to limit on-campus instruction I do not intend to have to do that because we know K-12 are doing everything they can to deliver an education that goes along with CDC guidelines. So it is not something I believe I will have to do. Higher educational students, especially vulnerable, will do online or hybrid education. So with everything, they plan to do and oversee.... what they are doing came up they from the Department of Health in consolation with the CDC guidelines. So I do not believe it will be necessary for me to step in.
Shreveport reports its third death of MIS-C? The medical community trying to determine if that is just what COVID looks like in certain kids, or whether it is a separate medical condition that is tangental to COVID. We've had a number of deaths, but not like the 4,000 from COVID from around the state. So we are obviously concerned about that. It is further evidence that children are not immune to this disease. They
are much less likely to have a serious illness, but it does still happens. We see sometimes a young person will get COVID-19 and have a bad result even though there is no identifiable co-morbid condition. It is not the rule, it is very much the exception, but it is evidence that children are not immune. This is why we must make certain the kids are as safe as possible which is one of the reasons why the CDC guidelines are important --- that kids socially distance, have masks, do no co-mingle, they stick to their cohort. That this starts form the moment they get on the bus to the moment they get home. It is critically important we do this if we are going to get children safely back in the classroom.
Closing Remarks
- This public health emergency will be with us for some time. Unfortunately, there is a new normal and the mask is part of that. Socially distancing is part of that. Washing your hands is part of that. Staying at home when sick is part of that. I am asking everyone to do their part.
- Understand the progress we have started to see over the past 8-10 days is positive, but we can lose it. If we do what we did after Memorial Day we will lose it. But, if more people adhere to the mitigation measures we will accelerate improvements and they will be long-lasting. We can get to a transmission rate of <1 so the disease is on the way out if we just all engage in the measures. We can do it without having to be more restrictive.
- We have a long way to go but I am optimistic we will get there. We flattened the curve once before and we can do it again.
- We just need to double down on these proven effective mitigation measures and restrictions and if we can just all o that we will be in a much better place. We will have fewer people getting this disease. Fewer people going to the hospital, and we will have fewer people dying. And that's the quintessential way to be a good neighbor 😏 (mod note: he actually smirked) to just do something that is modest request of you that hardly constituents a burden at all if it means fewer people get sick and fewer people die.
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Happening Soon around Shreveport: Happy Thanksgiving --- Rockets over the Red + Christmas markets + holiday theatre
| MAJOR EVENTS Thru Dec 8: Rainbow City - Common Park, FREE/open Nov 30: Rockets Over the Red - Riverview Park & Louisiana Boardwalk, FREE/open https://preview.redd.it/g7bjtrijw3141.jpg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9431948dfabb042b3d0b32845ffa7a56ca50df40 Today - Dec 23: Christmas in Roseland - American Rose Center, $ Today - Dec 22: Red River Express to the North Pole - Riverview Plaza, $$ Weekends until Christmas: Le Marche de Noel Christmas Market - Shreveport Aquarium Dec 5: A Country Christmas Carol - BPCC Theatre, FREE/open Dec 5: A Christmas Carol - The Strand Theatre, $$ Dec 6: Christmas Candlelight Service - Brown Chapel at Centenary College, FREE/open Dec 6: A Charlie Brown Christmas Live - Shreveport Municipal Auditorium, $$ Dec 6: Tinsel - Line Ave. shopping district Dec 7: 20th Benton Christmas on the Square Festival and Parade - Benton Dec 9: KCS Holiday Express - KCS Yard Gate 5, FREE/open Dec 13: Centenary Christmas Carnival - Centenary College, FREE/open Dec 13: Fa La La Fest & Makers’ Fair - Broadmoor Baptist Church Dec 14: Meadows Museum Holiday Makers Market - Centenary College Dec 21: James Burton’s Louisiana Rockin’ Christmas - Paradise Theatre, $$ CULTURE Nov 30: East Bank Golf Cart Parade - East Bank District, FREE Dec 4: December Artwalk - Downtown, FREE https://preview.redd.it/h86800ktv3141.jpg?width=925&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0a7b9019dd56bba12b3572576550de98cc25f2f9 Dec 5: PUBlic Theology - Flying Heart Brewing & Pub, $ Dec 6: Girls Night Out: Holiday Cookie Decorating - Norton Art Gallery, $ FOOD & DRINK Wednesdays at lunch: Healthy Food Trucks in Common Park, $ Nov 27: Thanksgiving Hoorah! - The Remington Hotel, $$ Nov 27: Weird Wednesday: Blood Dinner - Bear’s, $ https://preview.redd.it/19m70j6zx3141.jpg?width=579&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e51ba14e66efe8f349f26d5ad5459713fe0a19e Nov 29: Pitch-Black Friday - Twisted Root Burger Co., $ Nov 29: Black Friday Bash - Great Raft Brewing Co., $ https://preview.redd.it/1c5t3bz5y3141.jpg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd91c3e1817044d01191cd96b7b1a5ee6fda3873 Dec 5: Speakeasy Prohibition Party - Fatty Arbuckles, $$ Dec 6: Making Spirits Bright: a Sipping & Tasting Experience - Hilton Shreveport, $$ Dec 7: Whimsical Waffles & William Joyce - Common Park, $/tickets https://preview.redd.it/h77c6q72y3141.png?width=1500&format=png&auto=webp&s=89c138b50e60db9f24ac9742de81fde5d2abd173 Dec 8: Balderas Brunch - The Common Park, $$ LIVE MUSIC Thursday evenings: Drum Circle in Common Park, FREE/open Friday evenings: Live Music Dance Nights in Common Park, FREE/open Nov 26: Tom Carter + PHAT Brothers + Tom Fashho & Ray Sprague (indie) - Minicine, $ Nov 27: Jeremy Hurst (acoustic) - The Remington Hotel Nov 27: Josh Love (Jimi Hendrix tribute) - Red River Brewing Co., $ Nov 29: Goth Nite V: Holy Witch (post punk/death rock) - Bear’s, $ Nov 30: Justen Jackson + Zay Spade + Mack Swans + Isaiah Polk + Moni (hip-hop) - Bear’s, $ Nov 30: Local Music Showcase Extravaganza - Minicine, $ Dec 1: Home Free (Christmas a capella) - The Strand Theatre, $$ Dec 5: The La-Di-Das (folk) - The Port Grill, $ Dec 5: Luke Combs (country) - CenturyLink Center https://preview.redd.it/36h1gyjsv3141.jpg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3febd444513bbea2a19ff6908dcf79b86864a56 Dec 5: PONCE (rock) - Ki’ Mexico, $ Dec 7: Haley Brooke (pop/soul) - The Port Grill, $ Dec 8: Point of Grace (contemporary Christian) - First Bossier, FREE/open RECURRING WEEKLY Tuesday: Ernie's; Ki’ Mexico; Noble Savage Tavern; Twisted Root Thursday: 2Johns; Noble Savage Tavern Friday: Beauxjax Crafthouse; Haze on Texas; Ki’ Mexico; Noble Savage Tavern; The Three Dons Saturday: Chicago Night Club COMEDY Nov 29-30: Kris Gardner (stand-up) - LOL, $ Nov 30: Reginald Ballard (stand-up) - Shreveport Convention Center, $$ Nov 30: Ha Ha Holiday Comedy Show (comedy team) - Great Raft Brewing, $ Dec 6-7: C.J. Starr (stand-up) - LOL, $ Dec 7: Socks & Undies Comedy Show (stand-up) - The Queue Tavern 2.0, cover is new socks, undies, or hygiene products for the homeless MARKETS Weekends until Christmas: Le Marche de Noel Christmas Market - Shreveport Aquarium https://preview.redd.it/6hwg9bt3w3141.jpg?width=1800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0ed1c2bef6c3119477b875e29a234f32be6af1f8 Nov 30: Small Business Saturday - Downtown Dec 1: Holiday in South Highlands Christmas Market - First Baptist Church Shreveport Dec 6: Tinsel - Line Ave. shopping district FILM Thru November: 1999: The Best Movie Year Ever series - Robinson Film Center Nov 29: Movies Under the Stars: The Polar Express - Provenance, FREE Dec 3: Heels & Reels: Just Friends - Robinson Film Center, $$ THEATRE Nov 29: Michael Carbonaro (stage magic) - DiamondJack’s Casino, $$ Dec 4-5: A Country Christmas Carol - BPCC Theatre, FREE/open Dec 5: A Christmas Carol - The Strand Theatre, $$ https://preview.redd.it/xb5fl5nww3141.jpg?width=2453&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d00dc0143bee49b331988d7f66b53ffbe76d7ea Dec 6: A Charlie Brown Christmas Live - Shreveport Municipal Auditorium, $$ Dec 7: J.D. - East Bank Theatre, $ TRIVIA Dec 8: Taproom Trivia - Red River Brewing Co., $ RECURRING WEEKLY Sunday: Rotolo’s Monday: Twisted Root; What’s on Tap II; Ivan’s Tuesday: The Port Grill; Central Station; Pizza Rev; Daq’s (Southern Loop) Wednesday: Bar Chord; Chimi V’s; Fully Stacked; Habanero’s; Whiskey Roadhouse Thursday: Sundance Cantina; Bear’s; Windrush Grill; Retro 521 Coffee & Cafe Saturday: Rotolo’s ACTIVE Nov 28: Turkey Trot (5K/half mile) - Common Park, $$ Nov 30: Renee’s Run (5K/1 mile) - Stoner Skate Park, $$ Dec 6: Dashing Thru the Glow (5K/1 mile) - Haughton, $$ Dec 7: Dash Around the Square (5K/1 mile) - Benton, $$ Dec 8: Log Jammer Half Marathon & 5K - Festival Plaza, $$ Saturday mornings: Exercise in Common Park, FREE Sunday afternoons: Yoga in Common Park, FREE https://preview.redd.it/1u4bvr6jx3141.png?width=1500&format=png&auto=webp&s=291eb45bfbbec266d8350602025b4013f4dfa77d LIVE SPORTS Dec 6: New Mexico IceWolves @ Shreveport Mudbugs - George’s Pond Hirsch Coliseum, $ Dec 7: New Mexico IceWolves @ Shreveport Mudbugs - George’s Pond Hirsch Coliseum, $ https://preview.redd.it/hmilpjqdx3141.jpg?width=895&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7411774229ceb1ef657c92fcdb00fd7dce52886 FOR FAMILIES Nov 29 - Dec 22: Red River Express to the North Pole - Riverview Plaza, $$ Nov 30: Sno-Port: The Science and Wonders of Snowflakes - Sci-Port, $ https://preview.redd.it/95mz9zivv3141.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d1340ad4a6c6368d67215a9dcfaad73198631c61 Dec 9: KCS Holiday Express - KCS Yard Gate 5, FREE/open https://preview.redd.it/f5za7sabw3141.jpg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=42c50ed97db31e8d817a16d3f7686058fcf0cdd9 DAILY ACTIVITIES Shreve Memorial Library Bossier Parish Libraries Shreveport Aquarium Sci-Port Discovery Center NEW OPENINGS Open Now: Nekter Juice Bar (Camp Forbing Marketplace) Open Now: Fat Calf Brasserie (3030 Creswell Ave.) Open Now: Glow Alchemy Kitchen (955 Pierremont Rd.) 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[1,659] "Saving Death" Chapter 1
Here's my critique. Bit old, but I DID IT! Here's another one. To catch up to word count Looking for unbiased, honest critiques about this first chapter in my first 'serious' story I'm writing. Previously only written in RPs on reddit, short stories, and a fanfiction story. I feel I need to work on both sentence flow (actions transitioning to exposition/past specifically) as well as the length of my descriptions and tendency to ramble. So, any tips on those, and anything else you notice, would be much appreciated!
Sorry for Reddit submission, I'm not able to make a Reddit-specific google account at the moment. :( I tried to make it easier, a new paragraph/line is color coded with gray.
EDIT: In terms of what I'm going for, first chapter is to establish Wallace as a character, what life he lives, etc. Tonally I'm going for a mostly serious with some humor splashed in, Wallace is intended to be pretty light hearted (already messed that up, I realize) and is supposed to go through a major change over the course of the book to 'hardened badass'. I'm mainly looking for critiques to make sure everything flows nicely, if it's a nice intro chapter, easy to read, and tone. Plot isn't really showing up until the end and even then it's a line of it so I don't really worry about that.
This is obviously part of a bigger story. Glenn/Dog is, obviously, the dog at the end. He's the demon Glasya-Labolas with a little twist, he is a total addict to drugs and a huge amnesiac so he doesn't know he turns into a dog.
Mainly concerned with spelling and paragraphing. Not too worried over grammar. This is still a rough draft so changes can obviously be made. Thanks in advance! If you have questions, let me know!
Wallace McKnight was nothing if not stubborn. He had hit the snooze on his alarm clock a few too many times already. The digital clock reading 4:08 PM and casting a small, green glow on his freckle ridden face. A nose a bit too big sat above thin lips, that seemed to be in a perpetual state of discomfort, and between two bright blue eyes peeking from behind obsidian-like hair. Eventually, after the third alarm buzz, his eyes shot open to glance around his messy room as his hand snaked from under the covers to power off the clock.
He had already missed his afternoon class, unfortunately. Wally had already read the assigned chapters, done the worksheet, and studied. His main reason for attending class was because he hated missing anything...also because today was the day he was going to ask out Samantha Burnes. However, missing class also meant he could visit his mom before she went to bed!
With a pep in his step, despite being groggy from over sleeping, he dressed in his nicer clothes; only the best for his mom. Although, the best of his clothes consisted of a black jacket with small holes in right sleeve accompanied by jeans that were still wet from the rain and a maroon shirt that could have passed for a senior citizen with how many wrinkles it had. All in all, he looked like a normal teen working full time with no money.
Leaving his humble apartment, located in what was known as The Dog's Den in the city of Shreveport, Louisiana, Wally nearly tripped over Glenn. The druggie that always seemed to be locked out of his apartment.
"Hey man, what're you doing in my room?" Glenn's speech was slurred, his blond hair, pointing every which way, went just past a nose that looked like it had been punched, "I thought I locked the door...." He voice trailed away as his eyes slowly closed.
Wally had a soft spot for him, sure he was an addict but he was never a bother; more like his floor's mascot. Plus, Wallace had convinced his landlord to give Glenn the home of a recently evicted person. He'd stumbled upon Glenn on the street, curled up like a stray dog on a piece of cardboard in The Dog's Den. When Glenn moved next door to Wallace, the other residents learned where he came from and soon Glenn was known as Dog...in an endearing way. Soon, Wally became a sort of caretaker for Dog, the friend always looking out for him.
"Come on, big guy, let's get you to your bed." He lifted the dazed man, slinging Glenn's arm over his own shoulder to help keep the addict upright.
The door wasn't locked, even if they wanted to lock it the door frame and knob would resist since they were busted to hell from the previous renter. Getting the door opened all the way proved difficult, for some reason Dog had stacked empty boxes by the door like cardboard sky scrapers that toppled over almost instantly when Wallace entered. Whilst dragging his friend to his couch, Wally had done this several times before, he took notice of just how much Glenn's apartment had changed since he was last here.
The contents of the cardboard boxes were evident by what lied in the living room. A square table with two legs screwed in and on its side, the underside of the table had been scribbled on with bright markers. The words PLAGUE and ZAZES were written above what looked like an elementary child's drawing of a woman getting stabbed by the devil. Below the murder scene was a symbol, a cross made to crucify someone with four arms, the strange cross planted firmly into a sideways eight.
Image of symbol, it shows up centered on a new line in my evernote doc
"That's my easel...." Glenn muttered, lazily pointing to the table as he walked away from Wally to plop down on a couch with flattened cushions. Wally could then see that Dog had somehow gotten on Ebay as the room was littered with busted knick knacks, likely bought at a discount, as well as torn up history books that ranged from The French Revolution to subjects as obscure as whatever The Shroud of Turin was. Dog had always been pretty big on reading, but he had a mini library in his living room now as opposed to the same five books he was reading a few months ago. Wallace hadn't had to put Glenn to sleep for weeks, he'd been so busy with school and work that when he finally got home Glenn was nowhere to be found.
"Are you going to be alright, Glenn?" Wally asked, looking at a stack of envelopes on one of Dog's easels, which were just any flat surfaces he could find.
"Just bring me back some dinner." Dog, face buried in the cushions of his sofa, waved at Wally as he fell asleep; leaving his friend to question if he was able to breath properly in that position.
Shaking his head with smile, Wally agreed to bring back some food as he closed the apartment door, "Sure, bud." Having taken care of Dog, Wallace was able to finally head downstairs, pulling his hood over his head, and head outside to the chilly, winter winds of Louisiana.
He had no car but he did own a bike. Sadly, riding one in the rain wasn't smart since the sidewalks and roads looks like they experienced a major tectonic plate shift. So he opted to just walk to his mom's place but stopped just a block away from his apartment. He'd forgotten his wallet and watch.
With a sigh, he made his way back up to his apartment, shutting Glenn's door as he passed, and went into his apartment to get his wallet and watch. Of course, he had no money in his wallet but he would need his ID to see his mom and he never liked to leave his house without his watch. It had fallen off his nightstand during his sleep, probably caught in the crossfire of his wild attempt to hit the snooze on his alarm clock, but he gripped the silver pocket watch in his hand. It had stopped working when he was six, around May 2002, but Wallace had held onto it anyways; it was the last thing he or his mother owned of his dad's.
Wallace's database on his dad was practically nonexistent, his mom didn't talk about his dad much nor did she own any pictures of him. She simply stated that he was a musician that traveled around a lot. It had taken years to learn that much about his dad, getting a straight answer from Wally's mom was much akin to climbing up a mountain without any gear. But, with his broken pocket watch in hand, he was now ready to go see her. Maybe he could pry some info from her about his dad or they'd just play dominoes as they always did. After opening the door and locking it his legs buckled as he fell to the ground. A scruffy looking dog had bolted past, or in this case through, him and was heading towards the stairs in a blur of gold.
"Damn dog..." He cursed to himself, it showed up every so often and as far as he could find out it didn't belong to anyone. It had matted, golden hair, looking like it spent a lot of time in dumpsters and mud puddles, and stood at about Wally's upper waistline. Standing up he saw that Glenn's door was open again, it usually blew open if Glenn had a window even cracked just a smidge so it wasn't unusual. Pulling the door shut, Wallace went downstairs, yet again, to his mother's.
The walk was uneventful despite being downtown. With it being a Wednesday evening, traffic of people leaving work filled the streets and people were walking all around; the city was like a mini New York. Wallace could look up and see the big bank skyscraper that used to be for a phone company standing just above The Building on Fire. It was a big casino that had weird windows and glass all around it that distorted the sunsets and sunrises to make the gold-ish, horseshoe shaped building look like it was lit aflame. He stepped over a sleeping homeless person, who mumbling, and passed several shops that were going out of business. Shreveport had seen better days. Even during the market crash a few years ago it was still somewhat up and running, but now was worse than ever. People were losing their jobs, shops were closing down, gangs were growing and the mayor died just last week.
Wally liked to call it Gotham City.
It wasn't too long of a walk to his mom's, about fifteen minutes if he took shortcuts down some alleys; which he did. Normally people wouldn't dare walk down the alleys near Dog's Den, which was right next to the Red River and stretched for several blocks into downtown, but Wallace knew enough people to where no one would jump him. He'd made friends with a few gang members, not intentionally of course, a cop that frequented the diner he worked at, and even a few homeless people; one less now that Glenn had a home.
So, he was caught off guard being ambushed in the middle of an alley one block from his mom's place.
The first thing he heard was a trash can falling over, clanking loudly as a rat scurried away from out of it. Next came a big puff like someone just threw a bag of flour on the ground hard enough to make it explode like a grenade, followed by an intense odor of rotten eggs and a flash of yellow clouding his vision. That was the fifth time Wallace McKnight had been jumped but the first time he'd been kidnapped.
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