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Louisiana issues guidelines for reopening schools
In order to reduce the spread of COVID-19, students will be wearing face masks and washing their hands many times a day when Louisiana...
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• Many out-of-work Americans counting on receiving an extra $600 a week through the end of July may be surprised to discover that benefit...
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• The Louisiana Department of Health reported 882 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the total of known cases to 52,477 statewide. The current number...
LWCC Foundation provides $500K to hospitals
The LWCC Foundation today announced it has awarded $500,000 to 24 hospitals and hospital foundations across the state to support COVID-19 frontline health care...
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• The number of COVID-19 cases reported in Louisiana jumped by more than 1,356 today. On Twitter, the state health department said 95% of...
Survey: 14% of businesses expect layoffs after depleting PPP loans
Roughly 14% of business owners who received a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program expect to lay off workers once they deplete their funds,...
Top tips for virtual networking
We all know the typical ways to network: by attending industry mixers, business dinners and conferences. But none of those has been possible over...
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• The US saw a 25% increase in new cases of COVID-19 in the week ended June 21 compared to the previous seven days,...
Robideaux, DeCuir team up to bid on running $300M small business grant program
Accountant Joel Robideaux, a former state legislator and Lafayette Parish president, and Baton Rouge attorney Jason DeCuir, who has been heading the Legislature’s Louisiana...
Phase two restrictions to continue at least through July 24
Because the state is seeing a troubling, recent uptick in coronavirus cases, Louisiana will not further ease current restrictions on businesses, Gov. John Bel...
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• The number of COVID-19 cases in Louisiana has surpassed 50,000 and hospitalizations for the disease are on the rise, according to state figures...
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• Louisiana reported 393 new COVID-19 cases as of Sunday, bringing the statewide total of known cases to 49,778, according to WBRZ-TV. The current...
Front Porch Project BR reaches 4,000 families, raises $1.2M for local businesses
Aimee Supp and Jenn Ocken, co-founders of the South Louisiana branch of the nationwide Front Porch Project initiative, today announced they’re wrapping up the...
Lenders tighten restrictions on home equity lines of credit
Though millions of Americans are out of work, they may find it difficult, if not impossible, to tap into their home equity to help...
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• Louisiana has reported more than 700 new coronavirus cases per day for three straight days, bringing the statewide total of known cases to...
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• Louisiana's health department didn't provide the daily update on the state's coronavirus data today, saying it was “reviewing all data” on the outbreak....
Louisiana construction workers beginning to see hours increase
Louisiana is among 34 states where construction activity has returned to pre-coronavirus levels, according to recent data from Procore, a Silicon Valley construction technology...
Companies turn to zero-based budgeting to cut costs
The economic downturn is forcing finance executives to take a more detailed look at their companies’ spending. One tactic they are turning to is...
New PPP applications simplify loan forgiveness
The U.S. Small Business Administration released a revised loan forgiveness application for the Paycheck Protection Program on Wednesday while also unveiling a new EZ...
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• The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana this morning released an updated analysis of Louisiana COVID-19 cases, with the note that case counts...
