Healthcare

Garbage collection getting better? Metro Council wants answers at today’s meeting

Has garbage collection around the parish gotten better in recent weeks, since media reports first surfaced about the impact the latest surge in COVID-19 cases is having on sanitation workers?

Keeping the nursing pipeline flowing

The demand for nurses is so strong that academic institutions are adjusting to more targeted curriculum and hospitals are upping incentives to attract and retain these health care professionals.

Baton Rouge public, private K-12 schools not yet requiring COVID vaccines

LSU students will be asked to submit proof of their first COVID-19 vaccination by Sept. 10 and proof of full vaccination by Oct. 15, university officials announced today. 

Louisiana will increase COVID requirements for state workers, but questions remain 

A lot remains up in the air about Gov. John Bel Edwards’ plan to...

Ochsner Health requiring employees to get vaccine 

Ochsner Health, Louisiana’s largest hospital system, announced today that it is requiring all of...

Mary Bird Perkins, LSU receive $7.8M donation for cancer research  

The estate of the late Dr. Charles Smith of Sulphur has gifted $7.8 million...

Going to Tiger Stadium? LSU to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test

LSU will require all Tiger Stadium guests 12 years of age and older to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to entry, the university announced this morning.

Expect a flurry of vaccine mandates in wake of Pfizer approval 

For businesses that have been thinking about putting vaccine requirements in place, but have...

What policy changes are next in Louisiana now that FDA has approved COVID vaccine?

Louisiana state employees who are not already vaccinated against COVID-19 could be subject to...

Pennington wants to draw national attention with Obecity, USA campaign 

Pennington Biomedical Research Center has been sharing its research on obesity with the medical...