COVID-19

St. Landry Parish public schools are likely to require face masks in most settings when classes reopen Aug. 18.
The School Board is to make a decision at its Aug. 5 meeting.

Today as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Louisiana both hit records, the Louisiana Department of Health and Gov. John Bel Edwards both urge individuals in Louisiana to take immediate precautions for their own and others’ safety.

“Buffets Are Back — With New Policies and Gloves,” blared the headline recent on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

BATON ROUGE — The City of Eunice is to receive $3,629,731 as part of $315 million in federal coronavirus relief aid announced Wednesday by Gov. John Bel Edwards.

Everyone wants college students to return in person for the fall semester. How do we make that happen safely?

Fourteen vaccinated Louisianans will win scholarships and cash prizes – including one adult who will win $1 million – throughout July as part of the Shot At A Million campaign the state is launching to reward residents who have taken or who choose

With hurricane season having started Tuesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards urged Louisianans to add a COVID vaccination to their prep list and offered incentives for getting the shot.

Following months of improvement in COVID-19 hospitalizations and with nearly 3 million vaccine doses administered, Gov.

Hundreds of LSU faculty members voted Tuesday for a resolution calling on the university to require students to receive COVID-19 vaccines before returning in the fall.