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The Louisiana Department of Health reported 202 more coronavirus cases and 16 more deaths in its noon update Monday.
In my last column, I made what I might call the “cautiously pessimistic” forecast for COVID-19 in Louisiana over the next few weeks/months. But, as I said in that piece, “the evidence is not particularly strong just yet, meaning there is plenty of…
WASHINGTON — Congress is quickly moving past the point at which it can deliver more coronavirus relief before the election, with differences between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, her Senate Republican rivals and President Donald Trump proving durabl…
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Large crowds in the French Quarter this weekend prompted a stern warning from the city on Sunday: Residents should expect tougher enforcement of coronavirus restrictions.
Louisiana has one of the highest rates of childhood obesity in the country, and some health experts fear the coronavirus, which has kept kids sitting at home even more than usual, could only make things worse.
The Louisiana Department of Health reported 1,125 more coronavirus cases and 23 more deaths in its noon update Sunday, with northwest Louisiana the hardest-hit area in the state.
Many coronavirus patients are 'presumed recovered' but still face uncertain future
Because it was a nice afternoon in March, Katrina Llorens Joseph and her husband Albert decided to sit outside for lunch at the Subway restaurant not far from City Park.
Just four months after finishing one search, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is starting a second one, hunting yet again for someone to lead the state’s second largest traditional school system.
New Orleans Saints officials and the company that runs the Mercedes-Benz Superdome say it will cost the state millions of dollars this year in lost taxes — and potentially tens of millions more in lost economic activity — if the team isn't allowed…
The Louisiana Department of Health reported 863 more coronavirus cases and 20 more deaths in its noon update Friday.
After nearly five hours of debate, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board on Thursday voted unanimously to promote top administrator Adam Smith to take over as interim superintendent until the board can find a permanent replacement for Leslie Br…
LSU student leaders are calling for mandatory coronavirus testing among students in a push to allow for student organizations to safely hold events and gatherings.
The Louisiana Department of Health reported 823 more coronavirus cases and 12 more deaths in its noon update Thursday.
Joe Biden's presidential campaign said Thursday that Biden had no exposure.
About 11% of the teachers in East Baton Rouge Parish public schools opted to take Monday off, protesting what they view as the substandard sanitation of schools amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Four people have died from complications linked to the coronavirus in East Baton Rouge Parish in the past 10 days, bringing the human toll of the virus to 442 in the parish, according to the coroner's office.
Five Baton Rouge public schools will close Monday due to too many staff members planning to take the day off, but the rest of the East Baton Rouge Parish school system plans to continue to have school that day.
Several weeks have passed since many of Louisiana’s K-12 schools reopened for in-person learning and college students flocked back to campuses, and the worst-case scenario for the coronavirus has not played out, with relatively low numbers of case…
The decision to send Woodlawn High School’s entire football team and coaching staff home to spend two weeks in quarantine — on the eve of the first first game of the season — was made around dinner time Thursday, but it was a decision that was bui…
The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council today will make a second attempt at giving its stamp of approval on bars reopening since the city-parish's test positivity rates for the coronavirus fell below the state's health benchmarks.
Ascension Parish sheriff's deputies are looking for a registered sex offender and former deputy still on probation from child pornography and indecent behavior convictions who faces new accusations of soliciting a juvenile boy for sex and, this ti…
The Metro Council's failure to pass a resolution Wednesday didn't stop bars from reopening in East Baton Rouge Parish, but the failed attempt has reignited some old grudges among its members.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will hold a news conference Thursday to provide an update on the state's response to coronavirus as well as the Special Legislative Session.
East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor President Sharon Weston Broome and state officials said Wednesday that bars in the parish could re-open after a weekslong coronavirus shutdown, despite doubts raised when the Metro Council fell one vote short of passi…
The Metro Council failed to pass a resolution Wednesday seeking to reopen bars in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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The state Health Department's attempt to shut down a barbecue restaurant that has resisted a state requirement that employees and customers wear masks to stop the spread of the coronavirus will move forward in Livingston Parish following weeks of delays.
State licensing officials authorized East Baton Rouge and West Baton Rouge parish bars, daiquiri shops and other alcohol establishments to reopen Wednesday, less than an hour after new data showed the parishes had met state health benchmarks, pari…
Skeptical members of two House committees Wednesday grilled Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration on reasons behind economic and other restrictions aimed at curbing the coronavirus pandemic, amid warnings by health leaders that a resurgence is all…
Property owners in East Baton Rouge Parish will get a tax break this year after the parish school system inadvertently waited too long to decide whether to keep the rates where they were.
LSU officials plan to promote greater mask-wearing inside Tiger Stadium following Saturday's football home opener that disappointed state leaders, not because of the final score but because not all fans in the stands kept their masks on.
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome has asked that the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control be ready to ease restrictions on East Baton Rouge bars if the parish's rate of positive coronavirus infections is low enough when new figures a…
A teacher union wants East Baton Rouge Parish public school employees to take a day off next Monday in an effort to close down schools and compel better cleaning and sanitizing of school buildings to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center did not admit a single patient with COVID-19 on Thursday, and medical officials believe that's the first time that has happened in a 24-hour period since some time in May.
A bat colony recently took up residence in the ceiling tiles of one of the buildings at McKinley High School in Baton Rouge, forcing the educators who work in the building to telework from home. School officials, however, say the building has been…
Businesses received temporary relief from an automatic 20% surcharge on their employment taxes, and jobless workers dodged for now a 10% cut in their payments thanks to the non-action of a state government board on Friday.
Louisiana's efforts to fight the coronavirus — particularly mask-wearing and social distancing — are saving lives, a top White House health official said during a visit to LSU Wednesday.
Iberville Parish President Mitch Ourso said Wednesday his parish will seek to reopen bars after his parish had improved coronavirus testing statistics.
The Louisiana Department of Health reported 506 more coronavirus cases and six more deaths in its daily noon update Tuesday.
About 11% of the teachers in East Baton Rouge Parish public schools opted to take Monday off, protesting what they view as the substandard sanitation of schools amid the coronavirus outbreak.
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he's leaving the military hospital where he has been treated for COVID-19 and will continue his recovery at the White House. He said he's feeling good and despite his attack the nation should…
The Louisiana Department of Health reported 230 more coronavirus cases and nine more deaths in its daily noon update Monday.
Four people have died from complications linked to the coronavirus in East Baton Rouge Parish in the past 10 days, bringing the human toll of the virus to 442 in the parish, according to the coroner's office.
Five Baton Rouge public schools will close Monday due to too many staff members planning to take the day off, but the rest of the East Baton Rouge Parish school system plans to continue to have school that day.
The Louisiana Department of Health reported 878 more coronavirus cases and 32 more deaths in its noon update Sunday.
Several weeks have passed since many of Louisiana’s K-12 schools reopened for in-person learning and college students flocked back to campuses, and the worst-case scenario for the coronavirus has not played out, with relatively low numbers of case…
The decision to send Woodlawn High School’s entire football team and coaching staff home to spend two weeks in quarantine — on the eve of the first first game of the season — was made around dinner time Thursday, but it was a decision that was bui…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will spend a "few days" at a military hospital after contracting COVID-19, the White House said Friday.
The Louisiana Department of Health reported 889 more coronavirus cases and 26 more deaths during its noon update Friday.
Joe Biden has tested negative for the coronavirus, his primary care doctor confirmed on Friday.