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What a dip in unemployment insurance trust fund means for employers
In the current COVID-19 economy, in which about 55,000 Capital Region residents are applying for unemployment benefits each week, the health of Louisiana’s Unemployment...
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• The Louisiana Department of Health today reported 2,284 new COVID-19 cases and 24 new deaths.
• Four more New Orleans-area companies have filed WARN...
Baton Rouge-area private schools receive millions in federal PPP funds
Amid wider questions circulating nationwide regarding who received federal funds and why, more than a dozen religiously affiliated schools in the Baton Rouge area have received millions of dollars.
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• The Trump administration has mandated that hospitals sidestep the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and send critical information about COVID-19 hospitalizations and...
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• The state reported more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases this afternoon for a total of 84,131 statewide. Fourteen additional deaths were also reported,...
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• The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people’s immune systems just the way scientists had hoped, researchers reported Tuesday. The...
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• The Louisiana Department of Health reported 2,187 new COVID-19 cases and another 22 deaths today. Hospitalizations are now at 1,362, up 52 from...
BRAC dashboard shows decline in business revenues
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released the latest updates to its COVID-19 economic indicator dashboard, which examines and assesses the impact of the...
Baton Rouge restaurants, grocers deal with food shortages, price hikes
As restaurants struggle to stay afloat amid the pandemic, juggling workforce shortages, health concerns and restrictions that limit the number of customers they can...
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• Louisiana will start accepting applications Wednesday for the $250 one-time payment offered to front-line employees who checked out grocery customers, worked at nursing...
Baton Rouge leaders, Ochsner Health launch COVID-19 prevalence study
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, Ochsner Health, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation and Pennington Biomedical Research Center today announced the launch of a Baton Rouge...
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• The Louisiana High School Athletic Association voted today not to allow high school football games to be played until the state enters phase...
Bar owners struggle to deal with ‘devastating’ blow from latest shutdown
Now that bars have been forced to one again shutter in all but three parishes around the state, establishment owners are struggling to hang...
Baton Rouge ranks No. 2 for large metros for job posting growth from May...
With 4.1% growth between May and June, the Baton Rouge metro ranks No. 2 out of large metros—and 11th in the nation—when it comes...
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• LSU has released its plans for the upcoming fall semester, which include capping all events at fewer than 100 people, but does not...
As COVID-19 cases spike, Louisiana hospitals worry about remdesivir supply
Hospital officials from across the state expressed their concerns to Gov. John Bel Edwards Wednesday morning regarding the continued access to the treatment remdesivir,...
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• State Treasurer John Schroder today encouraged Louisiana business owners to visit the Main Street Recovery Program's new website: www.louisianamainstreet.com, to find out if...
Graves introduces bill shielding small businesses from COVID-19 liability
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, has introduced a bipartisan bill that would protect small businesses and their employees from being sued over issues...
As COVID-19 cases spike, Rocca temporarily shifts to counter service
As Louisiana sees another spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases, Rocca Pizzeria is temporarily converting from its usual full-service dining model to a counter-service model.
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• The Louisiana Department of Health reported 1,843 new COVID-19 cases today and 16 new deaths. WAFB-TV has the full report.
• Despite Louisiana's surging...
