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• La. reporting back-to-back days of record-breaking COVID cases Play Video

  December 30, 2021 12:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana broke its record for new coronavirus cases reported in a single day on Thursday, a record set just a day earlier. The Louisiana Department of Health reported another 12,467 cases on Thursday, eclipsing the 9,378 new cases reported on Wednesday. More than 100 people were... more »

• COVID hospitalizations near 2,900 statewide; 5,408 new cases reported Wednesday

  August 11, 2021 3:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's latest coronavirus surge pushed Louisiana hospitals even further Wednesday, with the state approaching 2,900 total hospitalizations. As of Wednesday, 2,895 patients were in hospitals across the state, up 44 from the day before . The state says 91 percent of those patients currently in hospitals... more »

• COVID infections continue to surge Wednesday; more than 1,500 in hospitals statewide

  July 27, 2021 12:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations climbed even higher in Louisiana on Wednesday, with more than 1,500 people now hospitalized with the virus statewide. The state reported yet another 4,699 new cases Wednesday, with a positivity rate of about 15.51 percent on new tests. The Louisiana Department... more »

• Governor recommends wearing a mask indoors amid new COVID surge, some state employees required to wear one Monday Play Video

  July 22, 2021 6:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Louisianans are encouraged to wear masks indoors – no matter their vaccination status – and most state employees may be required to wear masks starting Monday, the governor announced in a news conference Friday. The measures are the strictest yet after months of living in ease... more »

• No coronavirus update planned Saturday due to scheduled power outage at LDH offices

  June 26, 2020 1:55 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The state says it will not release new case data on COVID-19 Saturday due to a scheduled power outage at the office building where the Department of Health tracks statewide virus numbers. The hold-up is due to a planned outage at Benson Tower, where LDH's New... more »

• Louisiana tops the list in domestic violence homicides Play Video

  December 14, 2016 5:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Louisiana is once again at the top of another negative list. The state is second in the nation for domestic violence homicides. This time of year, those incidents typically skyrocket. Simply put, the holidays can bring out the best and worst in folks. Mix strife with not a... more »