NEW YORK -- U.S. health officials are expected to release new data about the spread of COVID-19 on Friday that led to their decision to recommend that vaccinated people wear masks in some situations, a reversal of previous guidance.
As a fourth wave of COVID fueled by the contagious delta variant inundates Baton Rouge hospitals, pediatric facilities are seeing a rise in the number of patients.
Though the final decision hasn’t been made by the newly installed leadership at LSU, students returning to campus in a few weeks probably will have to wear masks in class and get tested to live on campus. But they likely won’t have to arrive vaccinated.
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Masks will be required to enter East Baton Rouge Parish government buildings starting Friday, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome said Thursday evening.
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is asking states and localities to offer unvaccinated residents $100 to get their COVID-19 shots.
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Louisiana continued to spike, with 1,620 people now in beds across the state, the Louisiana Department of Health reported Thursday. It is the highest number of people hospitalized statewide since Jan. 26.
As the fourth wave of COVID-19 continues to inundate Louisiana hospitals, pediatric facilities have also seen a swift rise in the number of patients. At Children's Hospital New Orleans, one patient has died during the most recent surge and there w…
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge admitted 30 patients with COVID-19 on Wednesday -- the single largest batch of hospitalizations the facility has experienced since the pandemic began.
BOSTON (AP) — The Biden administration will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday, arguing that its hands are tied after the Supreme Court signaled it could only be extended until the end of the month.
The Diocese of Baton Rouge, for now, is sticking with making masks optional for students and staff in the 2021-22 school year, but will announce final rules Monday.
HAMMOND – Louisiana’s governor dangled lottery tickets. State and local officials tried going door-to-door. Some ran online campaigns aimed at funneling residents towards information from medical experts, hoping to counter speculation and fear ove…
Louisiana nursing homes reported their first COVID-related deaths in more than a month Wednesday, as the highly-contagious delta variant fuels a surge among residents and staff, state data shows.
A federal moratorium on evictions for failure to pay rent is set to expire over the weekend, as COVID cases surge and tens of thousands of debt-ridden Louisiana tenants and their fed-up landlords wait on emergency rental aid that has been slow in coming.
Ochsner Health, the state's largest health care system, is tightening policies for unvaccinated employees but is not yet requiring vaccination, according to an update from hospital officials.
As coronavirus vaccine interest plummeted in Louisiana, the state saw a spike in the number of wasted shots, with more than 79,000 vaccine doses trashed largely because health providers couldn't find enough arms quickly enough.
With more than 1,000 COVID patients hospitalized and Louisiana again leading the nation in rate of infections, Gov. John Bel Edwards recommended Friday everyone return to mask-wearing indoors and that those not vaccinated to quickly get the shots …
Louisiana is giving away $2.3 million in prizes to residents who are vaccinated against COVID-10.
Louisiana doled out two more prizes in its lottery for residents who have chosen to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is threatening to sue the state’s newest medical school over its coronavirus vaccine policies after three students complained they’ve been retaliated against over their refusal to get the vaccine.
Livingston Parish offices are closed and some government operations suspended for several weeks as a "growing number" of employees test positive for the delta variant of COVID-19.
Livingston Parish is closing offices and suspending some government operations for several weeks as a "growing number" of employees test positive for the delta variant of COVID-19.
For weeks, Louisiana public-health experts, epidemiologists and prominent political leaders have warned with increasing urgency that the state’s abysmal COVID vaccination rate would lead to a surge in infections, hospitalizations and death.
Hospitalizations from COVID-19 in Louisiana rose to 844 patients Wednesday afternoon, the highest levels since mid-February, according to a noon update from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Despite a new surge in coronavirus cases, school leaders in greater Baton Rouge are sticking with plans to reopen campuses with few restrictions and optional mask-wearing for children and adults — at least for now.
The East Baton Rouge Parish parks and recreation system Tuesday became one of the first agencies in the state to begin requiring masks or proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for people entering its indoor facilities, adopting a tough stand in an…
Hospitals across Louisiana experienced a surge in COVID-19 patients over the weekend as the more virulent and transmissible delta strain of the coronavirus rippled across communities that remain unvaccinated.
The changes are effective as of Tuesday at 5 a.m.
Brandon Haynes suffered from health issues for more than half his life, and over his 46 years had spent many a day in the hospital.
Our Lady of the Lake and Baton Rouge General are changing their visitation policies amid a surge of COVID-19 patients.
A year spent taking classes over Zoom and watching TV news about COVID cases ticking up, down and up again left Skyla Degrasse with a sense of conviction. She would become a doctor, she decided last year, so that when a new pandemic appears she’ll…
A Baton Rouge infectious disease specialist gave a stark account Friday of the dangers of the coronavirus delta variant circulating through Louisiana, saying that it's causing children to lose their parents, pregnant women to lose their babies and…
Faced with a startling and preventable new surge in COVID-19, an infectious disease specialist in Baton Rouge offered a stark warning on Friday to the millions of Louisiana residents who have opted not to get vaccinated.
Louisiana announced the first two winners in its vaccine lottery Friday, kicking off five weeks of drawings that will dole out $2.3 million in scholarship prizes and cash giveaways to residents who choose to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
A day after saying masks would be required in Catholic schools for the unvaccinated, the Diocese of Baton Rouge reversed course Thursday.
In an expected move, Ascension Parish public schools have announced they will make mask-wearing optional for children and adults except on school buses.
COVID-19 is again on the rise in Louisiana as state officials urge residents to get vaccinated to stave off the rapidly spreading delta variant.
Even as public schools across Louisiana are jettisoning mask-wearing, the Diocese of Baton Rouge is sticking with its face-covering mandate for adults and children in Catholic schools, at least for those who’ve yet to get vaccinated against the de…
When Lakeisha Brown knocks on doors to talk about the coronavirus vaccines, she anticipates tough conversations. Oftentimes, folks are confused or scared of the jab. They have plenty of questions but few opportunities to get answers.
GREENSBURG — St. Helena Parish officials want to spend federal coronavirus aid on a brand-new library they hope will expand literacy resources for youngsters and internet accessibility for residents of all ages.
Editor's Note: Due to changes in the importance of various metrics used to track the pandemic, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate retired several charts that used to be hosted on this page. These charts will return if conditions change again.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is threatening to sue the state’s newest medical school over its coronavirus vaccine policies after three students complained they’ve been retaliated against over their refusal to get the vaccine.
Even after a hospital stay from COVID-19, a Louisiana man told a reporter he still refuses to get the vaccine.
The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus in Louisiana has shot up by more than 400 over the past seven days, the largest weekly increase since the first months of the pandemic.
"I do not worry that this reading signals a sudden weakening in labor demand."
Livingston Parish offices are closed and some government operations suspended for several weeks as a "growing number" of employees test positive for the delta variant of COVID-19.
Livingston Parish is closing offices and suspending some government operations for several weeks as a "growing number" of employees test positive for the delta variant of COVID-19.
As COVID-19 cases surge in Louisiana among unvaccinated people, the inevitable is occurring: some vaccinated people are also getting sick.
Ochsner Health, Louisiana’s largest hospital system, will require staff to receive a COVID-19 vaccine when the Food and Drug Administration lifts its emergency-use authorization and gives formal approval to the shots, CEO Warner Thomas said on Wednesday.
For weeks, Louisiana public-health experts, epidemiologists and prominent political leaders have warned with increasing urgency that the state’s abysmal COVID vaccination rate would lead to a surge in infections, hospitalizations and death.
Hospitalizations from COVID-19 in Louisiana rose to 844 patients Wednesday afternoon, the highest levels since mid-February, according to a noon update from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Despite a new surge in coronavirus cases, school leaders in greater Baton Rouge are sticking with plans to reopen campuses with few restrictions and optional mask-wearing for children and adults — at least for now.