Healthcare

Highland Park Marketplace gets Moreau Physical Therapy, Virgo Boutique

Over the past several months, Highland Park Marketplace has secured two new tenants: Moreau Physical Therapy and Virgo Boutique.

Gov. John Bel Edwards, AG Jeff Landry readying for COVID-19 court fight 

A state judge has rejected Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry's request to temporarily keep...

Forty Under 40 alumni: Where are they now?

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy Class of 1995 In the 25 years that have passed since being...

State contact tracing program struggles to reach COVID patients, contacts

While public health experts have repeatedly said that a robust contact tracing program is key to curbing the spread of COVID-19, the Louisiana Department of Health’s efforts to get in touch with COVID-19-positive patients and persuade them to identify and provide the names and phone numbers for their contacts has been spotty at best, though it is improving.

Edwards sues over House GOP effort to lift coronavirus rules

 Gov. John Bel Edwards filed a lawsuit Monday challenging House Republicans' efforts to rescind...

Louisiana House GOP attempts to revoke governor’s virus rules 

Louisiana House Republicans planned to file a petition Friday to revoke Gov. John Bel...

Legislative special session winds down after GOP deal on virus oversight

Now that Republicans in Louisiana's House and Senate have muscled through a deal to...

Relief Telemed sees rapid growth from COVID-19 testing

Startup Relief Telemed is experiencing rapid growth during the pandemic after going all-in on COVID-19 testing and landing a contract with LSU.

BRG’s Ascension Neighborhood Hospital to open first phase Monday

Baton Rouge General will open the second-floor primary care clinic of its Ascension Neighborhood...

Construction continues at prime corner of College Drive

Construction is set to finish in December on the new dental offices at the corner of College Drive and Constitution Avenue.  The site, formerly a Chevron gas station, was cleared in late 2018. At the time, property owner Nadia Elbar told Daily Report that she wanted to find a new use for the property in light of increasing competition for service station operators from big-name retailers such as Walmart.Â