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With the United States grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world, Florida hit a grim milestone Sunday, shattering the national record for a state's largest single-day increase in positive cases.
Coronavirus in Louisiana: More than 1,300 new cases reported Sunday; hospitalizations increase by 61
The Louisiana Dept. of Health reported 1,319 more coronavirus cases, 13 more deaths and 61 more hospitalizations in its daily noon update Sunday.
In Louisiana, positive tests for coronavirus have been found in all 64 parishes, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
Evidence is emerging that the coronavirus spreads even further and lingers longer in the air than we feared, but it was already obvious that only an absolute jackass would enter a public building without a mask.
A huge push by the federal government to test thousands of people in the Baton Rouge area has drawn fewer people than health officials hoped for, and they are urging residents to take advantage while it's still easy to get a test.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards delivered an animated, two minute-long answer to a question Saturday about enforcing mask wearing as the state tries to slow the spread of coronavirus.
The news that Gov. John Bel Edwards will effectively shut down bars beginning on Monday was met with disappointment from Baton Rouge's bar owners, who said they understood the decision but now worry how they'll make ends meet.
In a news conference Saturday joining Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, the chief medical officer at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center painted a grim reality of how the latest surge in coronavirus cases is affecting the state's largest h…
Starting at 12:01 a.m. Monday, there will be three new restrictions across Louisiana to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The Office of Motor Vehicles on Independence Blvd. in Baton Rouge is closed until further notice due to the coronavirus.
The family-owned Paul’s Jewelry Store in Lafayette has sold the watches, engagement rings and other jewelry that customers used to mark special occasions for more than six decades.
Amid spiraling coronavirus infections and steadily-increasing hospitalizations, Gov. John Bel Edwards on Saturday said he is issuing a statewide mask mandate and closing bars, making Louisiana the latest Southern state to ratchet restrictions back…
Rising numbers of the novel coronavirus cases in St. James Parish have led local officials to close parish government offices again after they had recently reopened.
Baton Rouge businesses and patrons appear to mostly be following Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's order to wear masks in public businesses — which means the city has not had to enforce the criminal penalties that come with the order, the may…
Before voters cast their ballot in Saturday's election, poll workers wearing head-to-toe protective gear will sanitize their voting machine with disinfecting wipes.
The sharp rise in coronavirus cases has nearly tripled the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the Baton Rouge region from the lows reached in mid-June.
Coronavirus testing hours will be extended this weekend in East Baton Rouge Parish for the #GeauxGetTested Initiative.
Following the advice of an outside evaluator, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board on Thursday voted unanimously to deny four applicants seeking to open new charter schools in Baton Rouge.
The city-parish's parks and recreation system is temporarily closing one of its community centers after two campers recently tested positive for the coronavirus.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has eschewed new restrictions that other states have put into place to stem a recent resurgence of the coronavirus, instead offering up a strategy of promoting compliance with the existing rules.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board will consider Thursday whether to go along with or buck an outside evaluator’s recommendation to deny four applicants seeking to open new charter schools in Baton Rouge.
Nineteenth Judicial District Court Judge Richard "Chip" Moore, who was hospitalized last week with the coronavirus, is now on a ventilator in an intensive care unit, his wife said in a Facebook post.
As Louisiana continues to see weeks-long increases in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, health officials have tracked hundreds of cases related to food processing facilities, bars, industrial sites and a host of other settings.
Unless Louisiana reverses course on the reopening of the state’s economy, elementary and perhaps middle schools in the city of Central will reopen Aug. 6 with daily, in-person instruction.
The coronavirus might cause Baton Rouge-area tax assessors to cut some businesses and homeowners a break on their property taxes — which is good news for them, but bad news for some parts of the city-parish budget.
The Charity Ball Association of Baton Rouge is canceling its annual ball, the third debutante organization to call off its biggest event of the year because of the coronavirus.
Hundreds of cars lined up in the Cortana Mall parking lot Tuesday morning to receive a free COVID-19 test on the first day of a push by the federal government to test 60,000 people in the Baton Rouge region.
While other restaurants are pulling back in these uncertain times of the coronavirus, Peter Sclafani is going full-speed ahead.
State health officials say their best chance at fighting the resurgence of coronavirus cases in the Baton Rouge area is testing as many people as possible to get a more accurate snapshot of the disease's presence in the community, especially among…
The announcement this weekend that East Baton Rouge Parish schools will not reopen in August with daily face-to-face instruction is being met with a mix of praise, criticism and confusion.
A federal judge has denied a request from Baton Rouge jail inmates seeking the immediate release of medically vulnerable prisoners who are at heightened risk for severe illness or death from the coronavirus.
Amid a fight against surging coronavirus cases, the city of Baton Rouge -- with the help of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services -- will test up to 5,000 people per day starting Tuesday and ending July 18.
The federal government is setting up four coronavirus testing sites in East Baton Rouge Parish beginning Tuesday, with the goal to test up to 5,000 people each day across all sites, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced.
A Walker woman serving a 35-year sentence in the 2015 vigilante-style slaying of her convicted molester has written directly to a Baton Rouge judge, saying she is rehabilitated and deserves to be released from prison.
Wearing masks is a key strategy in Louisiana’s effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus when long-closed schools reopen in a few weeks for the 2020-21 school year, but the “strong recommendation” is prompting many questions with few e…
Nineteenth Judicial District Court Judge Richard "Chip" Moore was hospitalized with the coronavirus, according to his re-election campaign.
Restaurant visits have leveled off nationally, along with a slowdown in other sectors.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board will consider Thursday whether to go along with or buck an outside evaluator’s recommendation to deny four applicants seeking to open new charter schools in Baton Rouge.
Carnival’s New Orleans-themed cruise ship won’t set sail until 2021.
Bars will only serve customers at tables under rules New Orleans will enact Saturday, a move that makes good on officials’ recent promises to levy more restrictions on certain businesses if coronavirus cases in the city continue to surge.
Nineteenth Judicial District Court Judge Richard "Chip" Moore, who was hospitalized last week with the coronavirus, is now on a ventilator in an intensive care unit, his wife said in a Facebook post.
While Louisiana as a whole does not currently have a mask mandate, various cities and parishes across the state have rolled out local face covering requirements.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced new restrictions aimed at tamping down on the increasing rate at which the coronavirus is spreading in the city.
The Environmental Protection Agency is starting to approve surface disinfectant products tested on the virus. The agency said that it's approved two products, Lysol Disinfectant Spray and Lysol Disinfectant Max Cover Mist, based on laboratory test…
The Louisiana Dept. of Health reported 1,888 more coronavirus cases, 20 more deaths and 3 less hospitalizations in its daily noon update Wednesday.
As Louisiana continues to see weeks-long increases in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, health officials have tracked hundreds of cases related to food processing facilities, bars, industrial sites and a host of other settings.
Unless Louisiana reverses course on the reopening of the state’s economy, elementary and perhaps middle schools in the city of Central will reopen Aug. 6 with daily, in-person instruction.
The coronavirus might cause Baton Rouge-area tax assessors to cut some businesses and homeowners a break on their property taxes — which is good news for them, but bad news for some parts of the city-parish budget.