Many Louisiana residents may need to renew Medicaid benefits as COVID-19 emergency winds down
Letters sent this month are an early step in winding down pandemic programs.
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Governor announces $2.3 million in vaccine incentives beginning next month
Fewer than 40 percent of state residents have received their first shots, among the lowest rates in the country.
‘A godsend’: After weeks of uncertainty, city meal assistance program renewed for another month
The program has provided meals to thousands of New Orleans residents since it began last summer.
With universities out, city COVID testing declines
Summer school surveillance testing could provide a window into continuing cases.
New COVID variant diagnosed in northern Louisiana
As vaccination rates remain low, possibility of further outbreaks remain.
New Orleans COVID-19 meal assistance program to end soon
The city sent out an email on Friday saying that the federally funded program, which has fed more than 10,000 people, would come to an end this month. But an official said that email was 'premature.' Still, the city now plans to end the program after June.
CDC has confirmed another 5 cases of ‘Brazilian variant’ in Louisiana
There are now seven confirmed P.1 variant cases in the state. The agency has not published data on exactly where the most recently reported cases were found.
City mask mandate remains in place, some business restrictions lifted
Earlier in the week, Gov. John Bel Edwards ended the statewide mask mandate.
After months of waiting for eligibility, vaccine drives begin for food and agricultural workers
Food workers are considered essential employees and have experienced some of the worst outbreaks the state has seen. But they were not part of the state’s earliest eligibility groups.
State pauses use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The decision, made out of an abundance of caution, officials said, comes at a critical time in state and city vaccinations efforts.
