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Teachers scheduled for vaccine shot in EBR, some may get in this week Play Video
February 22, 2021 6:31 PM
BATON ROUGE – A new batch of eligible recipients are among the many waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine. Starting Monday, teachers, staff and daycare workers are eligible for the shot. Those administering them, however, say the process will be more like a marathon than a sprint. “We have... more » -
Louisiana 'surge' testing sites extended as state sees testing shortages Play Video
July 16, 2020 10:09 PM
BATON ROUGE- Since July 6, at least 20,577 people have been tested at one of the five federally-funded surge testing sites in the capital area, Gov. John Bel Edwards said during his COVID-19 briefing Thursday. That total is a far cry from the 5,000 daily testing goal. With plenty... more » -
Louisiana closing in on 200k test goal for May; tracking 'reasonably well' towards phase two Play Video
May 27, 2020 9:58 PM
BATON ROUGE - With four days left in May, Louisiana is close to meeting its goal of testing 200,000 people for COVID-19 this month. As of Wednesday, 179,369 tests had been completed within the month, leaving 20,631 left to be performed. "That's a little over 5,100 tests per... more » -
Gov. Edwards: 'logjam' in testing responsible for this week's daily COVID-19 case spikes Play Video
April 2, 2020 9:28 PM
BATON ROUGE - Louisiana saw its highest day-to-day coronavirus case increase Thursday. 2,726 new cases were reported, bringing the state's overall total to 9,150. Gov. John Bel Edwards says the reason behind Thursday's spike is the same reason we saw steady increases Tuesday and Wednesday. "The current increase... more » -
Iberville Parish opening drive-thru testing center this weekend
March 31, 2020 5:58 PM
PLAQUEMINE - Officials are opening a new coronavirus testing center in Iberville Parish Saturday. Iberville Parish President Mitch Ourso Jr. announced that the new testing center will open Saturday at the Ochsner Medical Complex on LA 1 in Plaquemine. Due to the limited number of testing kits, the center... more » -
LSU moving classes online through rest of spring semester Play Video
March 11, 2020 3:07 PM
BATON ROUGE - LSU announced Thursday it is moving classes online through the rest of the spring semester in response to the nationwide coronavirus outbreak. A statement from the university said Friday will be the final day of normal classes for the spring. Classes are canceled through the week... more » -
REPORT: Device error caused water troubles in Donaldsonville
March 23, 2016 2:01 PM
DONALDSONVILLE – Residents in Donaldsonville may be able to use their drinking water again as early as Wednesday afternoon. A spokesperson for the People's Water System says a possible device issue or a faulty meter forced Donaldsonville officials to tell residents to not use the city's drinking water. The Department... more »