PAR report: Capital Region COVID-19 cases nearly twice as high in Black community

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Black people in Louisiana account for a disproportionately high portion of confirmed novel coronavirus cases, corresponding to a disproportionate number of coronavirus deaths, according to a report released Friday morning by the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana.  While this disparity was previously suspected, new data released by the state now shows a deeper, though

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