Category Archives: News
Crawfish farmers added to Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
After months of lobbying, crawfishermen have been included in the federal Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which helps food producers impacted by the pandemic. Congressman Ralph Abraham says the p...
Aug 11, 2020 nola.agent / CC
Louisiana is seeing increasing cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children associated with COVID-19
Assistant Health Secretary Dr. Alex Billioux says the state continues to see an increasing number of cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, or MIS-C, associated with COVID-19 among yo...
Aug 11, 2020 Ivan Radic / CC
Insurance Commissioner encourages buying insurances as active storm season threatens
Hurricane experts are calling for an active season of storm activity and with that prediction, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is stressing the importance of proper coverage. Donelon says flood, ho...
Aug 11, 2020
UPDATE: Big Ten, PAC 12 both suspend fall sports
*UPDATE: PAC 12 joins Big Ten in suspending their season* The Big Ten officially becomes the first Power Five Conference to suspend fall sports, but many prominent college football players and coaches...
Aug 11, 2020
Cassidy says unemployed Louisianans will qualify for next round of enhanced benefits
Federally enhanced unemployment benefits are expected to begin shipping again in a few weeks, this time at 300 dollars on top of state payments instead of the previous 600 dollars. There's a requireme...
Aug 11, 2020
22 COVID-19 outbreaks linked to daycare facilities across the state since the start of pandemic
The Department of Health reports there have been 22 COVID-19 outbreaks linked to daycare facilities across the state since the pandemic started. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says thos...
Aug 11, 2020
Tax expert cautions against utilizing the President's payroll tax deferral offer
President Trump signed an executive order over the weekend deferring payroll tax collection for employees through the end of the year. Postlethwaite and Netterville Associate Tax Director Kathryn Pitt...
Aug 10, 2020 Pictures of Money / CC
USDA to buy 30 million dollars of Gulf shrimp
The USDA announces it will buy 30 million dollars' worth of Gulf of Mexico shrimp to help stabilize the market and avoid a total price collapse due to excess product. Louisiana Shrimp Association Pres...
Aug 10, 2020 Jeremy Keith / CC
The state’s legislative auditor debunks the claims of duplicate COVID-19 cases inflating the state’s reported case count
The state's legislative auditor debunks the claims of duplicate COVID-19 cases that have led some to believe the coronavirus outbreak data is being presented in a manner to be more alarming than it is...
Aug 10, 2020
Family of Deputy Nick Tullier make surprise announcement
Over the weekend the father of East Baton Parish Sheriff's Deputy Nick Tullier, the deputy who was severely injured in July of 2016 during a police ambush, made a surprise video announcement about his...
Aug 10, 2020
