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Gov. Edwards Temporarily Reinstates LA Statewide Mask Mandate

Aug 03, 2021 01:03PM ● By News Desk

Gov. John Bel Edwards has temporarily reinstated Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate indoors for all people age five and older as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across Louisiana, threatening the ability of Louisiana’s hospitals to deliver care during this fourth surge of COVID. Louisiana is currently in the worst surge of the COVID-19 pandemic so far in terms of case growth rate, percent positivity and hospitalizations...

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Emergency Officials Say Now Is the Time To Prepare Needed Supplies And Evacuation Plan.

Aug 24, 2020 03:53PM ● By News Desk

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, residents should take extra precautions. In case of evacuation to a public shelter, pack items to help protect you and others...

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State Official Scraps Louisiana Medicaid Contract Awards, Citing 'Fatally Flawed' Process

Jan 21, 2020 04:12PM ● By News Desk

A state official has thrown out multibillion-dollar contracts the Louisiana Department of Health awarded to manage the care of most of the state’s Medicaid population...

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Study Shows Louisiana Among Worst States for Teachers

Sep 23, 2019 04:52PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

Education in Acadiana-Part 1: Teaching can be a profoundly rewarding career. But many public-school teachers, find themselves overworked, overwhelmed and underappreciated...

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LA Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Saints Playoff Loss

Sep 06, 2019 05:00PM ● By News Desk

The Louisiana Supreme Court in Orleans Parish overturned a lower courts ruling today and dismissed the case...

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New World Record Grapefruit Grown In Louisiana

Aug 27, 2019 12:40PM ● By News Desk

A Slidell couple has grown 7 lbs 14.64 oz world record grapefruit, beating the old record by nearly 15 oz., a record that was held by Brazil since 2006...

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Former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Dies At 76

Aug 18, 2019 04:27PM ● By News Desk

Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who led Louisiana through Hurricane Katrina as her state’s first elected female governor, has died at 76.

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GateHouse To buy Gannett for $1.4B - Sale Includes 5 Louisiana Newspapers

Aug 06, 2019 10:54AM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

The Gannett sale includes five Louisiana newspapers - The Daily Advertiser, Daily World-Opelousas, The Town Talk-Alexandria, The News Star-Monroe, The Times-Shreveport...

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Accused Child Rapist Arrested - Identified as Illegal Alien

Jul 31, 2019 11:49AM ● By Press Release

Arrested on three counts of 1st Degree Rape against a child is Andres Fuentes-Castro, an El Salvadoran citizen...

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State Unemployment Rate Drops To 4.3% In Louisiana

Jul 19, 2019 02:57PM ● By News Desk

Louisiana's unemployment rate dropped 4.3% in June according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor & Statistics. The national unemployment rate is currently 3.7%... today.

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LDH Closes Oyster Harvest Areas 1,2, and Portions of 3

Jul 08, 2019 04:13PM ● By News Desk

This is a precautionary closure due to low salinity levels negatively affecting oyster health...

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Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking 3 Women In Multiple States Including Louisiana

Jun 15, 2019 02:10PM ● By Press Release

Houston man pleads guilty to conspiring to sex traffic three adult women by means of force and violence in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina...

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Gov. Edwards Signs Executive Order on State Contractors

Jun 07, 2018 02:11PM ● By Camille Mosley

Gov. John Bel Edwards signed Executive Order No. 18-15, prohibiting the state of Louisiana from contracting with any company that participates in a boycott of Israel...

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