Here's the latest Acadiana business news
| Wednesday, July 21st, 2021 |
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with Adam Daigle | Business editor
Good morning, Acadiana. Let's take a look at some of our headlines this morning: The number of COVID-19 patients in Acadiana is surging, mostly of unvaccinated people in a younger age range. The average age is 53, about 10-15 years younger than cases about a year ago. And here's what else we're talking about this morning: The bottom floor of the Vermilion Lofts has another business that will open this weekend, and the head of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association has resigned.
Ochsner Lafayette COVID-19 caseload quintuples; 90% of new patients are unvaccinatedThe number of COVID-19 patients in Acadiana’s largest hospital system has quintupled in the first three weeks of July, as the Delta variant appears to be flourishing throughout a region with an extremely low vaccination rate. Read the story here.
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 | A high-end women’s clothing boutique will open in the bottom floor of the Vermilion Lofts. Read more |
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 | After 2½ years in the role, the youngest president of a statewide oil and gas industry group is stepping down to spend more time with his family. Read more |
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 | Republican lawmakers convened the state's first-ever veto session Tuesday with high hopes for overriding Gov. John Bel Edwards' vetoes of key bills, the culmination of a months-long power struggle between the Democratic governor and heavily-Republican Legislature. Read more |
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