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• Businesses could require masks on their premises, says BR attorney Play Video

  April 27, 2021 9:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Many business owners are now faced with a big decision as the Governor's statewide mask mandate comes to a close Wednesday. It's now up to them to decide whether to require masks on their property. "It was much easier for businesses to deflect and say... more »

• Local initiative to supply healthcare workers with PPE exceeds expectations

  June 11, 2020 12:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A virus relief initiative led by EBR Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and the Baton Rouge Health District reached a milestone in its success this week. Mayor Broome announced that thanks to a generous donation of PPE from Guardians of the Angeles Foundation (GoA) and SLT Technologies,... more »

• Cajun Navy teams up with Murphy Law Firm to deliver PPE to hospitals

  May 18, 2020 6:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Peyton Murphy of Murphy Law Firm is teaming up with Todd Terrell of the United Cajun Navy to deliver medical gear to four hospitals around Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes Monday. The gear will include face shields, face masks, and hand sanitizer. Lane Regional Medical... more »

• Cabela's donates 10,000 masks to Baton Rouge hospital

  May 8, 2020 2:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Cabela’s in Gonzales donated thousands of masks to Our Lady of the Lake Friday morning. Around 10 a.m. staff members from OLOL received PPE from Cabela's , an outdoor gear and sporting goods retail store. According to Cabela's around 1,000 masks are used in one... more »

• Pregnant nurse with COVID-19 recovers, goes back to work Play Video

  May 7, 2020 6:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Nurses have been describing these last few weeks and foreseeable future as 'different.' A situation that has involved fear of running out of PPE and changing everyday care. Terra Eubanks, an emergency department nurse at Baton Rouge General Hospital also says things are different. She sees... more »

• Free face mask distributions in St. Helena Parish

  April 30, 2020 12:20 PM

  ST. HELENA PARISH - On Saturday, May 2, 2020 Saint Helena Parish will be passing out free face masks. Accodring to Michael Martin, Director Of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, there will be a limited amount of face masks passed out at these fire stations located in St. Helena... more »

• Proper mask usage, cleaning explained Play Video

  April 28, 2020 6:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE - More people are encouraged to wear masks in public. And when a few rules are relaxed allowing some businesses to operate Friday, workers will need them to cover their nose and mouth. The CDC says if you're going to be out and about doing essential things,... more »

• Salon owner fears reopening without proper PPE Play Video

  April 27, 2020 6:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Businesses won't be reopening until the governor feels Louisiana meets the criteria to move onto phase 1, and that could be after May 15. If that's the case, a salon owner in Baton Rouge says she's requesting information about where to get the proper protection to protect... more »

• Ascension Parish receives over 49,000 face masks from Hanes; distributing for free

  April 24, 2020 4:06 PM

  ASCENSION PARISH - Hanesbrands Inc. donated thousands of face masks to the State of Louisiana that were then distributed to all parishes based on population. Parish President Clint Cointment announced Friday that Ascension received 49,060 of the cotton face masks. Ascension's OHSEP distributed some of the... more »

• Where to find free masks and PPE throughout capital area

  April 23, 2020 4:54 PM

  Local governments and businesses around the Capital Area are distributing masks and PPE to several organizations as well as people who are most vulnerable. Detailed below is a regularly updated list of locations where free masks are being distributed in south Louisiana. Livingston Livingston Parish officials will... 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 »