East Baton Rouge Parish Emergency Medical Services has been dealing with ambulance drop-off delays amid an increase in 9-1-1 activity in recent weeks due to a surge in COVID-19 cases and high patient volumes at area hospitals.
LSU announced this week that students would either have to get the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine or officially opt out of being vaccinated and submit to regular testing by Sept. 10. The consequences for not doing so are steep.
Churchill’s, a local cigar and spirits retailer with a smoking lounge and cocktail bar, is relocating from its longtime home on Jefferson Highway near Bocage to a new location.