While students in East Baton Rouge Parish are having to adjust constantly to keep everyone safe, the superintendent said he wants everyone to know they’re working on a plan moving forward in case schools are faced with another outbreak.
More and more locations around the Baton Rouge area are receiving doses of the coronavirus vaccine and we want people to know where they can receive them.
Today, the White House announced that the Administration will be partnering with the State of Louisiana to build a new major Community Vaccination Center (CVC) in Baton Rouge.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards held a news conference Thursday, April 8 about the state’s continued fight against COVID the coronavirus and discuss the upcoming legislative session.
A telephone hotline is now available to Louisiana residents in which they can call to schedule vaccine appointments, find vaccine providers in their area, and connect people with medical professionals about vaccine-related questions
Superintendent Dr. Sito Narcisse’s expressed his desire for students to start on July 28. But some parents, teachers, and board members say they have some concerns about the early start.
Reports are now showing expecting mothers or mothers who are breastfeeding, who have received the COVID-19 vaccine, can pass along those antibodies to their child.
In 207 counties in 2018, there wasn’t a family, general or internal medicine doctor – the primary care doctors mainly for adults, according to an InvestigateTV analysis of federal data.
“So by this time next year, I’m hoping absolutely we'll be able to celebrate and host events in this city like no one can do, so it’s an exciting time and how far we’ve come, but let me tell you the light's clearly at the end of the tunnel,” said Mayor Latoya Cantrell.
West Baton Rouge Parish is partnering with Arbor Health Clinic and the Louisiana Department of Health to offer the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru vaccination event.
A vaccine passport is a record of someone’s COVID-19 related health data. It can be digital, like a phone app, to show if someone has been vaccinated or recently tested negative for the virus
As we start to make progress and put the pandemic behind us, a problem that may have been slightly overlooked is the impact that it’s had on our mental health, especially within our Hispanic communities.
Andrew Bamber’s first birthday on Easter Sunday was special for his dad, James Bamber. The ICU nurse at Ochsner Hospital missed his son’s birth because he was busy caring for some of the city’s sickest patients.
The CDC updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for COVID-19 or going into quarantine afterward
There’s currently no capacity limit at churches, which paves the way for a more traditional Easter celebration. However, some churches are still taking precautions.
The contest was not immediately rescheduled, even though Friday already had been set up as an off day that could accommodate a game pushed back from Thursday if there were a rainout, for example.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she tested positive for COVID-19 and is urging people to take steps to guard against the coronavirus, such as wearing masks in public.
In an effort to get as many teens and young kids vaccinated before school starts next fall, Pfizer announced on Wednesday, March 31, that its vaccine is now safe and effective for kids as young as 12 years old.
She works with people all over the country. Through the use of social media, she’s helping people find their breath. Guinta serves those with PTSD, spinal injuries, chronic pain, anxiety, depression and more.
The testing sites run by the Louisiana Department of Health are largely quiet, which is a far cry from when they were first set up at the beginning of the pandemic.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday, March 30 that he will be lifting capacity limitations for many of the state’s businesses but the statewide mask mandate will remain.
As of Monday, March 29, if you wanted to get your vaccine, the only requirements are that you’re at least 16 years old and are willing to get the shot.
Airports around the country lost flights as the pandemic forced airlines to reduce service. As the vaccine rolls out, airline experts expect a return to service beginning with an increase in leisure travelers.
On Saturday, Ochsner along with the help of Southern University, aimed to put on a vaccination event the size of which they haven’t seen so far but didn’t get the turnout anticipated.
On Saturday, March 27 people from all over the capitol region will line their cars around Southern University’s campus to get their first shot of Moderna. It’s a part of Southern’s campaign “Don’t Wait, Vaccinate!” It’s a message they are hoping will spread beyond the North Baton Rouge community.
The Louisiana Housing Corporation and Louisiana’s Office of Community Development will co-host a series of virtual information sessions to provide landlords and renters with information about the State of Louisiana’s U.S. Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
For the first time since the earliest part of the pandemic, Baton Rouge General, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, and Ochsner Medical Center had days where they had no new COVID-19 admissions.
Carla Brown is a nurse for Canon Hospice, she’s helped many grieving families say goodbye to their loved ones, but she was not prepared to say goodbye to her own true love during the pandemic.
More than 30 community health centers in Louisiana will receive more than $95 million in American Rescue Plan funding to support COVID-19 vaccination and services for vulnerable populations.
In an effort to help get more people vaccinated in communities across the state Governor John Bel Edwards has asked Louisianans to go sleeves up against COVID and launched a grassroots effort called Bring Back Louisiana.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 24 about the state’s continued response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Mobile units will be set up March 22-27 at the grocery store chain’s stores in Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Broussard, Hammond, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport and Texarkana
Spring is a great time to plant new plants in your garden and around your home. However, experts say there are some plants that you need to watch out for that can harm your bets.
In a recent study done here in the U.S., the biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca showed their vaccine would be another effective tool towards combating COVID-19.
One year after Louisiana entered a statewide lockdown, the total number of deaths has surpassed 10,000, making it among the top causes of death in the state.
An Arizona man has been arrested after he cut off and held at gunpoint a caravan of National Guardsmen transporting COVID-19 vaccines to Matador, Texas around 7 a.m. this morning, according to Idalou Police.
It’s trash, tires, and more: Blight piling up in Old South Baton Rouge is turning parts of the area into an eyesore. Abandoned properties are becoming dumping grounds.
During his news conference on Thursday, March 18, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced he is expanding vaccine eligibility in Louisiana to all essential workers at least 16 years old.
For anyone with questions or concerns surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines in Louisiana, health leaders are hosting two virtual town hall webinars in hopes of getting those questions answered.
East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced her office is launching the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) to help provide financial relief to landlords and renters who have been impacted during the pandemic.
