Healthcare

Researchers at Baton Rouge General are studying whether a new at-home nasal spray can...

Big businesses are rethinking their plans with the delta variant of the coronavirus spreading...

Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced he is “seriously considering” implementing another mask mandate in Louisiana, as COVID-19 cases soar, with hospitalizations and deaths reaching heights last seen in March 2020. Edwards urged all residents, whether vaccinated or not, to wear masks when indoors in public places and maintain social distancing.

New evidence showing the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and may be...

It doesn’t appear LSU students will face a vaccine mandate when they return to classes this fall, even as the delta variant is causing a fourth COVID-19 spike in the state.

The masks are back on at some Baton Rouge restaurants as the delta variant...

Our Lady of the Lake is postponing some elective surgeries for the next three weeks in order to slow its surgery schedule and keep as many beds free for the growing number of COVID-19 patients entering the hospital. 

As coronavirus vaccine interest plummeted in Louisiana, the state saw a spike in the...

There were 6,797 new COVID-19 cases reported to the state since July 26, the...

Louisiana saw more than 7,500 new cases of COVID over the weekend as the country continues to deal with a fourth spike of the virus. But in Baton Rouge, white-collar businesses differ when it comes to what to require and when to require it in order to slow the spread.