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St. Gabriel to hold community virus testing, mask/hand sanitizer distribution event Friday
July 9, 2020 6:59 AM
ST. GABRIEL - Officials in St. Gabriel are inviting locals to get tested for COVID-19 and receive hand sanitizer, face masks, as well as a free lunch, Friday, July 10. The distribution and testing event will take place at St. Gabriel City Hall (5035 Iberville Avenue) from 10 a.m.... more » -
ExxonMobil to begin producing, donating medical-grade hand sanitizer to relief efforts
April 24, 2020 10:53 AM
IRVING, TEXAS - On Friday, ExxonMobil announced that it has redesigned it's manufacturing facilities in Louisiana to produce medical-grade hand sanitizer that will be donated to coronavirus relief-efforts in Louisiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. The company expects to produce enough for nearly five million... more » -
Local organization leads initiative to give hospitals supplies, asks community to assist
April 9, 2020 9:21 AM
BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Area Chamber, also known as BRAC, is working to ensure that healthcare employees have the resources they need to serve the community during the pandemic. One new way BRAC is meeting this need is through its creation of The Sewing Safe Project, which... more » -
Distillers urge FDA to revisit regulations on production of hand sanitizer
April 2, 2020 11:31 AM
When panicked shoppers purchased inordinate amounts of hand sanitizer, grocery store shelves across the nation were left without one of the key products needed in the fight against the spread of novel coronavirus. But members of the booze industry came to the rescue. Distillers in various U.S. states followed... more » -
Gonzales distillery creates its own hand sanitizer
March 19, 2020 9:17 AM
In the past few weeks, hand sanitizer has become a valuable commodity and as shoppers find their favorite stores running low on the product, some have resorted to creating their own versions of the cleansing agent. Sugarland Spirits, a Louisiana distillery and bar, used a sanitizer recipe provided by... more » -
Boy burned after using homemade hand sanitizer purchased from New Jersey 7-Eleven
March 11, 2020 12:22 PM
RIVER VALE, NJ - A child was burned after using a hand sanitizer purchased from a New Jersey 7-Eleven on Monday. Officers with the River Vale Police Department went to the store after viewing photos shared on social media showing chemical burns on the little boy's arms and legs.... more » -
The State of New York to produce and sell its own hand sanitizer
March 10, 2020 6:28 AM
NEW YORK - As the spread of novel coronavirus causes global alarm, officials in The Empire State have been hard at work, proving that they're not taking the situation lying down. Ever ready to fight back against the outbreak, New York's leaders have gone so far as to create... more »