Louisiana facing highly inflated prices for medical masks
High demand during the coronavirus crisis has caused prices to rise as much as 14 times the usual cost.
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One month into closure, New Orleans schools still distributing laptops, hotspots
Access to technology and lack of it — often called the digital divide — have emerged as a critical issue in statewide school closures across the country.
Governor sued over transfer of prisoners with coronavirus to Camp J at Angola
DOC creates furlough panel to determine inmate releases.
Convention Center officials send clear message that they will move ahead with over $1 billion in developments despite community opposition
Former-State Rep. Walt Leger, the new board chairman of the Convention Center, says the center will push forward with large, controversial developments despite ongoing coronavirus crisis.
New Orleans-area hospitals, researchers find new ways to address testing delays and limited drug supplies during COVID-19 crisis
Area healthcare workers develop faster testing methods, new ventilator techniques and participate in trials for potential treatments.
Edwards says order closing schools for year is coming Tuesday
The announcement follows a request from state education leaders to cancel the remainder of the academic year.
The Louisiana Department of Health issued recommendations on how to stop the spread of coronavirus in prisons — then rescinded them
Governor’s office says the memo was inadvertently released. Advocates worry politics is being placed over public health.
Disability rights group says state has remedied concerns about care rationing
With early signs of flattening the curve, ventilator rationing has become a less immediate concern for the New Orleans area.
New Orleans schools prepare for unknown financial impacts from COVID-19
While tourism- and oil-dependent Louisiana may take a bigger hit than many states, New Orleans’ charter schools have unique protection in federal programs.
Louisiana federal prison starts releasing prisoners from minimum-security camp, according to inmates
The releases come five days after the U.S. Attorney General directed prisons to “maximize appropriate use of home confinement.”
