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Supreme Court refuses to block university’s vaccine mandate
Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday rejected a plea from a group of Indiana University students to stop the university’s requirement that all students...
BRAC economic dashboard: COVID surge threatens private sector job gains
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its July COVID-19 economic indicator dashboard, which assesses the impact of the pandemic on the regional economy.
“Leisure...
LSU will mandate vaccines following final FDA approval
LSU President William Tate today announced that when the FDA fully authorizes one or more of the COVID-19 vaccines, LSU will mandate that all...
Will gyms go the way of arcades and movie rental stores?
The pandemic has reshaped how Americans exercise and upended the fitness industry, accelerating the growth of a new era of high-tech home workout equipment...
Live music making a comeback, though Delta variant adds new uncertainty
Music fans are eager to hear their favorite bands again after the long COVID-19-induced dry spell, though the recent cancellation of Jazz Fest highlights...
Fall events dropping like flies due to COVID surge
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are still rising in south Louisiana, and while Gov. John Bel Edwards has yet to announce any restrictions on...
LSU employee union demands tougher COVID measures as faculty weighs legal action
A union that represents 150 employees on the LSU campus is urging the university administration to toughen its COVID-19 mitigation measures.
The United Campus Workers...
Impact of tenant eviction ban on Baton Rouge market minimal so far
One week into the federal government’s extension of a moratorium on certain evictions in communities with “substantial'' or “high risk” of COVID-19 transmission, which...
LSU AI platform used to create COVID-19 treatment
LSU researchers and drug company Skymount Medical are beginning studies on COVID-19 patients involving a combination of medicines, known as SM-19, that have shown...
Restaurant association’s Stan Harris urges vaccinations as industry works to boost diner confidence
Restaurants have seen business improve since COVID-19 restrictions were lifted and vaccines became available, though building guest confidence remains a challenge, Louisiana Restaurant Association President and CEO Stan Harris says.
Louisiana hospitals overrun, but peak could be weeks away
The peak of Louisiana's fourth and latest coronavirus surge could be weeks away, the state's chief health officer said today, calling that a “catastrophic”...
Challenges remain for Capital Region small businesses recovering from pandemic
More than 80% of Capital Region business owners have been negatively impacted by the pandemic, a new Baton Rouge Area Chamber survey finds.
BRAC today...
Fourth COVID surge taking toll on local restaurants, hospitality industry
The restaurant and hospitality industry is starting to feel the effects of the latest surge in COVID-19 cases.
Is Jazz Fest the first live event domino to fall in Louisiana?
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser was scrambling Monday morning to shore up Louisiana's festival, fair and Mardi Gras calendar after Sunday's announcement that this fall's...
Wedding industry dealing with leftover pandemic demand
From venues to flower suppliers, the wedding industry is dealing with pent-up demand after a year of canceled ceremonies.
Baton Rouge Best Dressed Ball pushed back to October
The 2021 Baton Rouge Best Dressed Ball, benefitting the American Cancer Society, has been postponed from its original date of Aug 14 to Oct....
State expects rental assistance program to start moving quicker
Even though just a fraction of federal COVID-19 rental assistance money received by the state has been disbursed to struggling Louisiana renters, Division of...
LSU planning for full capacity in Tiger Stadium as season ticket sales top 2019...
The LSU ticket office has sold 69,873 season tickets for the upcoming 2021 football season, Cody Worsham, strategic communications director for LSU athletics says, even though COVID-19 cases continue to increase throughout the state. By comparison, 69,019 season tickets were sold in 2019.
Ochsner CEO sees no sign of state’s COVID surge easing anytime soon
As Louisiana faces a fourth wave of rapidly escalating coronavirus cases, the CEO of the 40-hospital Ochsner Health system says there's no sign yet...
Remember contact tracing? LDH beefing up program amid COVID surge
With the state in the midst of a deadly fourth surge of COVID-19 fueled by the delta variant, the Louisiana Department of Health is ramping up its contact tracing program.
