By Melinda Deslatte | Associated Press
• August 6, 2020
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana judge Thursday upheld Gov. John Bel Edwards' statewide mask mandate and bar restrictions as legal and enforceable, rejecting claims from Jefferson Parish business...
By Ralph D. Russo | AP College Football Writer
• July 31, 2020
The powerhouse Southeastern Conference reconfigured its schedule Thursday to include only league games in 2020, a pandemic-forced decision that pushes major college football closer to a siloed regular...
Louisiana will remain in Phase 2 until Aug. 7, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced on Tuesday.
Phase 2 was originally scheduled to end Friday.
"There's no doubt we have a long way to go and the situation...
Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey said that his level of concern about the feasibility of a football season is “high to very high,” adding that the SEC will decide the fate of...
By Melinda Deslatte | Associated Press
• July 6, 2020
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The federal government is setting up four new drive-thru coronavirus testing sites in Louisiana's capital city, which is seeing spikes in confirmed cases of the COVID-19 disease.
Baton...
The U.S. headed into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays canceled, beaches and bars closed, and health authorities warning that this will be a crucial test of Americans'...
Mayor-president Sharon Weston Broome announced face masks will now be required to be worn while inside businesses throughout East Baton Rouge Parish.
Broome intends to sign an executive order "to protect...
LSU announced preliminary changes to the fall academic calendar Friday.
"We are still working out many details for the fall, but in order to help you plan, we wanted to get this information out as...
By Kevin McGill | Associated Press
• June 24, 2020
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A task force of New Orleans health and safety officials will help the city crack down on large gatherings and businesses that don't comply with social distancing orders as Louisiana...
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The coronavirus has upended the way cities and states market themselves as summer travel destinations, and some tourism officials are just emerging from an especially awkward...
Louisiana will extend Phase 2 of the reopening process for another 28 days, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced in a press conference Monday.
Edwards said Louisiana is among the 23 states where caseloads...
The University received $9 million of CARES Act funding to distribute to low-income students due to the coronavirus, basing it on FAFSA forms on file. However, graduate students claim the University excluded...
