COVID-19: Risks, Phase 3, Sorrow; Census Count; Hurricanes & Coastal Louisiana | 9/18/20 | LSWI

03:41-06:30 - COVID-19: Phase 3 Risks "We need to continue to do all these preventative measures until we get a vaccine." This is a warning from infectious disease Doctor Henry Barham who talks to us about risks as the state enters Phase Three of the reopening process. 06:39-11:57 - COVID-19: Phase 3 Requirements Masks and social distancing are still required, but Governor Edwards has lifted many of the restrictions as he moved forward with Phase Three of reopening the state’s economy. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Catherine O’Neal takes a closer look at what that really means. 12:06-16:17 - COVID-19: A Mother’s Sorrow Ke’Lin Dillard was pregnant with her second child when she contracted the coronavirus. She was a doting mom looking forward to giving birth to a new child when she began having breathing problems and was put on a ventilator. Her baby was safely born, but Ke’Lin died before ever meeting her. We visit with her mother who is still struggling with the loss of her daughter who had her whole life ahead of her. 16:52-21:05 - Does the Census Count, Count? The national average for response to the 2020 Census is 89 percent; in Louisiana, it’s less. Undercounting is prevalent in the South. Covid-19 is a huge factor in the low numbers, but learn why undercounting could cost Louisiana and a block of southern states dearly for the next decade. 21:09-26:53 - Hurricanes & Coastal Louisiana “Strong storms like hurricanes temporarily change an ecosystem and over time could permanently alter it.” LSU scientist Linda Hooper-Bui made that statement about how hurricanes impact Louisiana when they rush in from the gulf. Robert Twilley has studied this for decades. He now heads up the Sea Grant program at LSU and talks with us about the state’s coastal problems.