Category Archives: News
Senator Kennedy: expect more SBA assistance to be approved
Senator John Kennedy anticipates Congress will authorize additional funding for a Small Business Administration loan program designed to prop up companies during the coronavirus shutdown. The 349-bill...
Apr 09, 2020 Sen John Kennedy (R)
Louisiana to begin paying an additional $600 to unemployed workers
Governor Edwards announces the state has received the federal funding necessary to pay enhanced unemployment benefits to the tune of an extra 600 dollars a week on top of the state's 247 dollars. Edwa...
Apr 08, 2020
Insurance Commissioner expects more auto insurers to offer coronavirus rebates
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says he expects other car insurers in Louisiana to follow Allstate's lead and offer rebates to customers for premiums paid during the stay at home order. Allstate is...
Apr 08, 2020
Louisiana COVID-19 patients who require ventilation decreases over the last four days
State health officials are encouraged to see the number of COVID-19 patients who require ventilation has gone down, four days in a row. Assistant Secretary of the Office of Public Health Alex Billioux...
Apr 08, 2020 Matt & Janet Dustin / CC
Oil and gas economy survey paints a bleak future for Louisiana energy producers and workers
A Louisiana Oil and Gas Association survey projects more than 23-thousand jobs in the industry are at immediate risk. LOGA President Gifford Briggs says the coronavirus pandemic and an oil glut has dr...
Apr 08, 2020
LA Wallet now offers in app license renewal
The LA Wallet app, Louisiana's digital driver's license, now allows you to renew your driver's license in the app itself and have an updated digital result in just 24 hours. The app was designed by En...
Apr 07, 2020
Governor John Bel Edwards: curve is flattening but don't get complacent
It's been just over two weeks since the state's stay at home order was implemented and Governor Edwards says it appears the order has resulted in a recent flattening of the curve. At Tuesday's press c...
Apr 07, 2020
COVID-19 has the potential to impact a pet's health, but transmitting from animal to human is low
With the recent news that a tiger in the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19, concern about transmitting the virus from humans to pets has grown. State public health veterinarian Dr. Gary Balsa...
Apr 07, 2020 G. DAWSON / CC
African Americans make up 70% of COVID-19 deaths.
70% of the people in Louisiana who have died from COVID-19 were African Americans, a group that only makes up about 32% of the state's population. LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Public Health Dr....
Apr 07, 2020
Allstate giving rebates - Real Reform Louisiana calls on other insurance providers to follow
Real Reform Louisiana praises Allstate Insurance for offering "Shelter in Place Paybacks" for their car insurance customers due to the number of reduced drivers on the roads. Real Reform Louisiana Exe...
Apr 07, 2020
