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Legislators share update on session

News Staff
Thursday, June 17, 2021
BATON ROUGE – Despite this only being her second year in elected office, State Representative Rhonda Butler (R – Turkey Creek) was able to secure many wins for her rural district. “My job isn’t to do what’s best for me. My job is do what’s best for my people back home in District 38,” said Butler.
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Annual Free Fishing Weekend to be held

News Staff
Thursday, June 10, 2021
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) invites you to take part in its annual Free Fishing Weekend on Saturday, June 12, and Sunday, June 13.

Louisiana COVID deaths spike over 1,000

Tom Coleman
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
As Louisiana's Corona virus numbers had seemed to be leveling, suddenly the state Tuesday posted the largest one-day spike in deaths, an additional 129, breaking above 1,000 in Louisiana's COVID-19 fatalities at 1,013.

Is curve flattening?

Tom Coleman
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
East Baton Rouge Parish is Louisiana's most populated parish. U.S. 2020 Census estimates rank EBR in 1st place with 440,000 residents. Jefferson Parish is next and then Orleans.

Louisiana leads U.S. in COVID testing

Tom Coleman
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
While Louisiana’s COVID-19 case count appears to be leveling off, Governor John Bel Edwards Tuesday warned of taking slightly better numbers to mean infection rates are diminishing.

COVID-19 cases rise again

Tom Coleman
Friday, April 3, 2020
On the day New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio called for a national draft of retired doctors and medical workers to be rushed to New York City, Louisiana COVID-19 cases broke above 10,000 to 10,297 cases.

COVID-19 cases skyrocket in state

Tom Coleman
Thursday, April 2, 2020
“If you wait for these numbers to grab your attention, guess what? You just let the virus win,” a visibly distressed Governor John Bel Edwards reiterated of Louisiana’s new Coronavirus cases at a Thursday afternoon press conference.

Louisiana COVID-19 cases rise again

Tom Coleman
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Coronavirus numbers were up again Wednesday in Louisiana by 1,187 additional cases over a 24-hour period. Louisiana Department of Health reports a moderation in the death rate, posting 34 more deaths when 54 Louisianans had died the day before.
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