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Even as his colleagues beamed in from nondescript office spaces, David Tatman was joined by an unusual companion: a lion.
Iberville Parish is the latest to announce a delay to returning to in-person class as District Superintendent Arthur M. Joffrion, Jr. said Friday that the first day of class has been delayed by a week.
The Louisiana Dept. of Health reported 1,500 more coronavirus cases, 61 more deaths and 1,406 current hospitalizations in its daily noon update Friday.
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In Louisiana, positive tests for coronavirus have been found in all 64 parishes, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
The Louisiana Legislative Auditor has issued a report debunking a theory that the state Health Department is inflating its coronavirus numbers by double-counting people with positive test results, calling the state’s data “generally correct.”
The economy has recovered about 42% of the 22 million jobs lost during the pandemic.
The calendar has turned to August, which puts us squarely in the middle of the Fourth of July and Labor Day. The former is typically reserved for backyard barbecues and watching baseball (well, maybe not as much baseball in this part of the countr…
A summit to discuss Louisiana's economic outlook -- hosted by The Times-Picayune, The Advocate and The Acadiana Advocate -- will be broadcast at 8:30 a.m. Friday and feature a panel of guests representing key sectors of the state's economy.
Louisiana's coronavirus-related death toll surpassed 4,000 on Thursday, making it the 12th state to report at least that many victims.
The Sand Dollar Tiki Bar in Grand Isle had its liquor license pulled for 30 days and will have to pay a $1,000 fine after renting out its pavilion for a large party in violation of coronavirus restrictions.
Zachary's school board voted Thursday to postpone the reopening of its schools after 19 of the district's teachers were infected with or exposed to the coronavirus and after many faculty and staff quit in recent days, some fearing COVID-19, others…
Nineteen Zachary schoolteachers have been sent home this week because they’ve tested positive for the novel coronavirus, are suspected of having it or have recently come into contact with someone who has.
The first day of school in East Baton Rouge came for thousands of schoolchildren Thursday, though with coronavirus still a threat, many families opted to have their children learn from home rather than risk exposure to the deadly virus.
Cancer patients with coronavirus infections are dying at a much higher rate than the general population, according to new studies, and researchers pointed to both the toll cancer takes on the body as well as the impact of some cancer treatments as…
Dr. Gina LaGarde stepped to the podium and set up a framed photo of a woman, next to the microphone and bottle of hand sanitizer.
Louisiana will remain under Phase 2 of its reopening plan for another 21 days, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday.
Louisiana's agriculture department said a dog in the state has tested positive for the coronavirus, the state's first confirmed case in an animal.
The annual welcoming for freshmen moving into Southern University was a little different this year. Make that a lot different.
A Louisiana dog tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans this week.
The first dog in Louisiana has tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a press release from the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
Louisiana is seeing encouraging trends with coronavirus cases and hospitalizations after a worrying spike over the past two months, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Tuesday, but not encouraging enough to loosen restrictions like a ban on in-person consu…
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will provide an update on the state's battle against coronavirus in a 2:30 p.m. news conference Tuesday.
Louisiana has joined five other states in a pact to expand rapid diagnostic tests by negotiating with two U.S. manufacturers to buy 500,000 tests per state in hopes of stemming outbreaks more quickly.
John Alario, the master of the state Senate over the past eight years, was back home in Westwego Tuesday after four days of being hospitalized for the coronavirus.
Hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus has "absolutely no benefit" and "proves to be ineffective," Dr. Chris Thomas, a pulmonary and critical care doctor at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, said in an intervi…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators on a huge coronavirus relief bill reported slight progress after talks resumed Monday afternoon in the Capitol, with issues like food for the poor and aid to schools struggling to reopen safely assuming a higher profi…
The month of August would normally signal parents and students to think about finishing up school supply shopping, figuring out class schedules and getting over those back-to-school jitters.
Even as many public schools stay closed thanks to concerns about the novel coronavirus, the 31 Catholic schools in the Diocese of Baton Rouge are busy reopening not just for part of the week, but for daily instruction.
Lines of people, many without masks, queued up at a bustling Livingston Parish barbecue restaurant Monday, just days after the state revoked the eatery’s food permit for violating rules requiring customers and employees to wear masks and follow th…
Nearly 700 restaurants, bars and businesses in Louisiana were cited in July for violating the governor’s coronavirus restrictions, according to records from the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
The East Baton Rouge coroner's office recorded an additional 11 coronavirus deaths over the past week, officials reported Monday morning.
A Baton Rouge district judge who has been hospitalized since early July with the coronavirus will now face only one challenger in the Nov. 3 election.
Louisiana ranks second in the nation in the percentage of homeowners who are late on their mortgage payments.
Mauro Rojas had been looking forward to a few family trips he planned to take this year and had been working at chemical plants to save up money for starting an aquarium business to support his young family.
From sports jerseys to signs to outdoor benches, renaming Lee High to Liberty High will take several months to complete, with the East Baton Rouge school system paying the lion's share of the more than $250,000 cost.
Ben McDonald says his dad is hospitalized with coronavirus: 'It's been a very difficult time for us'
Former LSU pitcher Ben McDonald said his father, Larry, is in a Baton Rouge hospital battling coronavirus.
Louisiana has taken its first serious enforcement action on a restaurant for violating Gov. John Bel Edwards' coronavirus rules regarding masks, revoking the food permit of a defiant Denham Springs BBQ restaurant after its owner refused to require…
The rapid spread of coronavirus through a Louisiana prison earlier this month prompted corrections officials to test all inmates and staff there — the latest example of mass testing in state correctional facilities that has revealed widespread inf…
Former Senate President John Alario, the most powerful state legislator in recent years, disclosed Saturday that he has been hospitalized with the coronavirus.
Hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus has "absolutely no benefit" and "proves to be ineffective," Dr. Chris Thomas, a pulmonary and critical care doctor at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, said in an intervi…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators on a huge coronavirus relief bill reported slight progress after talks resumed Monday afternoon in the Capitol, with issues like food for the poor and aid to schools struggling to reopen safely assuming a higher profi…
The month of August would normally signal parents and students to think about finishing up school supply shopping, figuring out class schedules and getting over those back-to-school jitters.
Even as many public schools stay closed thanks to concerns about the novel coronavirus, the 31 Catholic schools in the Diocese of Baton Rouge are busy reopening not just for part of the week, but for daily instruction.
Frustrations seem to be mounting on Capitol Hill over the slow pace of negotiations on another coronavirus relief package, according to Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, who’s proposed a pair of provisions on aid for local governments and another round…
Lines of people, many without masks, queued up at a bustling Livingston Parish barbecue restaurant Monday, just days after the state revoked the eatery’s food permit for violating rules requiring customers and employees to wear masks and follow th…
Nearly 700 restaurants, bars and businesses in Louisiana were cited in July for violating the governor’s coronavirus restrictions, according to records from the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
The Louisiana Dept. of Health reported 1,099 more coronavirus cases, 17 more deaths and 38 less hospitalizations in its daily noon update Monday.
The East Baton Rouge coroner's office recorded an additional 11 coronavirus deaths over the past week, officials reported Monday morning.
A Baton Rouge district judge who has been hospitalized since early July with the coronavirus will now face only one challenger in the Nov. 3 election.
Emergency managers in Louisiana struggling with how to fold COVID-19 precautions into their evacuation plans as the 2020 hurricane season enters its most active phase say their worst fear is that people won't leave in advance of catastrophic storm…
Louisiana ranks second in the nation in the percentage of homeowners who are late on their mortgage payments.