COVID-19

Stefanski: Expect coronavirus to peak in summer

Although the number of confirmed coronavirus cases appears to be leveling, the latest models from state government show a peak of cases, at least in the Acadiana area, this summer.

Harvard study warns of prolonged lockdown

Harvard University epidemiologists are warning that eradicating COVID-19 from the United States may take a lot longer than anyone wants to hear.

19 Thanks rings true: Show gratitude and support on the 19th

Thanks started when Deborah Sternberg wanted to turn the number 19 on its head.
“I understand the need to focus on the numbers associated with the pandemic,” Sternberg said. “But I wondered if we could turn COVID-19 on its head a bit.”

Virus takes its toll on jobs

As of Monday morning, the Louisiana Workforce Commission announced it had made “one-day” payments totaling almost $90 million to Louisiana residents who had their work hours reduced because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virus claims 16 lives in St. Landry Parish

The Louisiana Department of Health is attributing 16 deaths in St. Landry Parish to COVID-19.
As of noon Wednesday there has been 116 cases of the virus in the parish.

Lowering the curve

An Easter weekend news conference in Opelousas was about telling people to stay home during a time when family and friends normally gather.

Schools to remain closed

Schools will remain closed for the rest of the academic year to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. John Bel Edwards said on Monday.
Edwards ordered schools closed on March 16.

Louisiana COVID deaths spike over 1,000

As Louisiana's Corona virus numbers had seemed to be leveling, suddenly the state Tuesday posted the largest one-day spike in deaths, an additional 129, breaking above 1,000 in Louisiana's COVID-19 fatalities at 1,013.