COVID-19 pandemic

State’s universities hopeful about federal relief from COVID-19

After losing hundreds of millions of dollars in the COVID-19 pandemic, Louisiana’s public universities are hopeful that three rounds of federal relief packages and a proposed $56 million increase from the state will enable them to avoid budget cuts this year.

Health Department: 378 vaccine providers in all 64 parishes will receive COVID vaccine this week

This week, 378 vaccine providers across the state will receive very limited doses of COVID vaccine.

COVID-19 risk remains high in St. Landry Parish

St. Landry Parish, as is most of Louisiana, remains at the highest level of risk from COVID-19, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. On Friday, 3,712 new cases and the state case count totaled 364,853. Deaths from the virus totaled 8,080 in the state. St.

Louisiana Department of Health announces COVID-19 testing in Acadiana region for beginning of January

Louisiana Department of Health announces COVID-19 testing in Acadiana region for beginning of January Baton Rouge, La. (December 30, 2020) — COVID-19 testing at all Louisiana Army National Guard (LANG) sites and parish health units will be paused on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

LSU study seeks ideas on how to cope with crisis

LSU Department of Sociology Associate Professor Frederick Weil and more than 50 LSU students begin in-depth interviews with families and community leaders this month to source novel solutions for how to meet basic needs during an unprecedented crisis, such as the current pandemic.