The Walker Police Association will be holding a fundraiser on Saturday, May 30, to support one of their officers who is now facing a devastating illness.
On Monday, June 1, East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome is joining other mayors across the country in a day of fasting and mourning to mark the death of 100,000 people in the country from COVID-19.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has contracted with 11 partners as part of its comprehensive testing plan that will be submitted on May 30 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Of course, your pet is part of the family, so it’s important to pay attention to your pet’s behavior and well-being once you change your routines yet again.
This summer BREC will offer a variety of activities, experiences and camps to serve as many children as possible while following state and federal recommendations to ensure the safety of campers and camp staff.
With schools, businesses, and restaurants shutting down or modifying their hours as COVID-19 spreads, here’s a list of places where families can get meals for their children.
Our Lady of the Lake announced Thursday, May 28 that it will begin allowing visitors for some patients to serve as an essential advocate starting Friday.
Health officials are learning more about a condition found in children linked to COVID-19. Multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, is a rare condition that affects those under 21-years-old.
The line for East Baton Rouge Council on Aging’s (EBRCOA) food distribution stretched at least a mile down Hooper Road on Thursday, May 28, as many looked for help in putting food on their tables.
You go through your daily skin products often and sometimes you want to save a few bucks and buy them cheaper online. But you might want to take another look before you checkout because that “good deal” may cost you more in the long run.
New Orleans Saints games may have a different feel this season. Social distancing guidelines put a big cap on the number of fans in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome if they are let in at all. The Superdome's management just wrapped up a meeting.
To honor the work of frontline workers during COVID-19, Tatro: Hand-Built Magnetic Toys, a local toy company launches a ‘Hometown Heroes’ paper playset.
All the good news comes on the heels of plenty of pictures shared with the 9News Investigators showing folks jammed into stores and bars over the Memorial Day weekend.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says nursing home residents are entitled to keep their stimulus checks. He’s issuing a warning to anyone trying to defraud these vulnerable people.
Owners of Satterfield’s Upper Deck Restaurant, an iconic eatery on False River in New Roads, say they are closing the business due to the economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Louisiana Department of Education today announced all 1,649 child care providers in Louisiana will soon receive supplies to help them ensure the health and safety of staff and children as the state navigates reopening following the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
Experts are concerned after pictures have surfaced online showing several large gatherings in the capital area that show folks partying and crowding businesses with what appears to be a lack of social distancing and few face masks.
Livingston Parish Superintendent Joe Murphy announced Thursday, May 21 that school leaders have confirmed dates and times for all nine of the parish’s high school graduation ceremonies.
Many of you return to the office over these next few weeks. So, it’s important you follow the recommended guidelines to keep you and your coworkers safe.
Officials with Baton Rouge City Court say due to the ongoing threat of COVID-19 they are reducing all traffic violations that do not involve an accident will be reduced and amended to a non-moving violation.
Gov. Edwards will be among thousands of leaders across the state taking part in a Zoom call and Facebook live stream to "re-imagine Louisiana" as the state recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries patrolled the state's waterways Memorial Day weekend to ensure boaters were practicing safety and social distancing.
This Memorial Day weekend will probably be very different compared to previous ones. But there is one thing that surely stays the same: Memorial Day weekend deals!
Organized youth sports resume in earnest Memorial Day weekend, as nearly 100 teams travel to Baton Rouge to play in the Governor’s Games baseball tournament.
They’re the moments just about every high school senior looks forward to, the last few months, but the Class of 2020 was pretty much robbed, and the graduating class of Denham Springs High School may have had it even harder.
To help expand access to affordable and nutritious foods for communities Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced a partnership with Dollar General.
Trichelle McDaniel came to Touro's Emergency Room on March 11th with flu-like symptoms. She was 35 weeks pregnant. It was soon discovered she was positive for Covid-19. She went into preterm labor and had to undergo an emergency C-section.
Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment says all of the parish’s baseball and softball parks are now open for practice sessions only beginning Thursday, May 21.
Steady crowds showed up on the Gulf Coast today, as the state of Mississippi gave the green light to open a dozen casinoes after COVID-19 shut them down nine weeks ago.
There’s a chance you will get a call from one of those contact tracers the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) hired to help track the spread of COVID-19. This unfamiliar number, 877-766-2130, might pop up on your caller ID.
Juliet Pappalardo, though, hasn’t traveled in months, and even with so much uncertainty about the future of travel, she signed up for a trip to see the Saints play in Las Vegas.
A day shy of Governor John Bel Edwards’ Phase 1 reopening of the state’s economy, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) reported several spikes in coronavirus cases.
The country’s largest non-profit independent blood collector, Vitalant, says there is a critical blood shortage since supplies have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Domino’s franchise-owned locations across more than 20 stores in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas are looking to hire 150 new team members. Positions include delivery drivers, customer service representatives, and assistant managers.
Staff and students of the Southern University College of Sciences and Engineering are doing there part in helping combat the COVID-19 pandemic by running a lab full of 3-D printers to manufacture parts for reusable masks to be used by healthcare professionals.
Officials with West Baton Rouge Parish government say they are partnering with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank to distribute food to parish residents Thursday, May 21.
The longtime president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation just spent his 72nd birthday hooked up to a ventilator at Baton Rouge General. He has now been hospitalized for 57 days.
