14 new COVID-19 cases, one death in three parishes
Sat, 05/02/2020 - 11:50am
Here are the noon Friday-to-noon Saturday COVID-19 statistics from the Louisiana Office of Public Health:
State
Governor hits back on emergency petition
Fri, 05/01/2020 - 1:14pm
Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday criticized a petition seeking to void the governor’s public emergency declaration as a way to block COVID-19 restrictions to unshackle the state economy.
More job losses predicted
Fri, 05/01/2020 - 1:00pm
The academic economist who sits on Louisiana’s Revenue Estimating Conference said Thursday the state probably won’t stop shedding jobs any time soon.
676 St. Mary people file jobless claims in a week
Fri, 05/01/2020 - 12:57pm
Another 676 St. Mary people filed initial claims for unemployment benefits during the week ending April 25, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported.
Hancock-Whitney gives to COVID-19 causes
Fri, 05/01/2020 - 12:55pm
Hancock Whitney has committed $2.5 million for investments in communities to help people in some of the Gulf South’s most vulnerable neighborhoods during the COVID-19 pandemic, the bank said in a p