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LSU website educates about fake news on coronavirus, elections

Circulation of misinformation about the coronavirus and other fake news is a threat to social-media consumers worldwide, but one LSU professor is leading a team of students to educate the public through a website.

Dial 211 for COVID-19 information

Louisiana’s statewide 211 network is now answering calls about COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus. This network is best designed and staffed to handle the large volume of calls from Louisiana residents who are concerned and who have questions about the rapidly-spreading virus.

SBA stands with Louisiana small businesses impacted by coronavirus

Many Louisiana small businesses are already feeling the impact from the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and its disruption of the American way of life. The U.S.

Act to beat COVID-19, save small business

America has changed very quickly. In only a matter of days, what was once a generally stable, prosperous, independent nation filled with everyday people just grinding it out on a daily basis to raise their family and have a little fun in the process has turned into something much different.

Baseball suspended, lackluster game won’t be missed

I may be in the minority, but Major League Baseball’s decision to suspend the season until at least mid-May doesn’t bother me. Long ago, as the game moved further away from the baseball I grew up with and loved, I became disenchanted with its direction.

Coronavirus and the 1918 flu

It’s inevitable that the current coronavirus outbreak will be compared to the epidemic in 1918, when a strain of “Spanish flu” infected 500 million people worldwide — about one-third of the planet’s population at the time.

Grant to Eunice Police Department

The Eunice Police Department received a $4,998 grant from the Pine Prairie Energy Center, A Plains All American Natural Gas Storage Company / Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., for the motorcycle patrol.

$10,000 reward offered for information on shooting of endangered whooping crane

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents are still looking for leads regarding an endangered whooping crane that was shot in Jefferson Davis Parish in mid-November of 2019. The crane was found on Nov. 15, 2019, in Elton off of Elton Drive.

Coronavirus impacts blood supply

The fear of coronavirus is severely impacting the U.S. blood supply as Vitalant and other blood centers across the country are struggling to maintain stable inventories and avoid a critical blood shortage.

Francis says PSC order helps, but isn’t a free ride

While the Louisiana Public Service Commission’s order prohibits utilities from disconnecting services during the COVID-19 development, it is important for people to understand that such measures are to protect individuals in dire financial stress and to ensure public health and safety during this...