Health
Vaccine informational scheduled for Sunday
LAPLACE — A Vaccine Informational will be held at noon on Sunday, March 6 at Revelation Knowledge Outreach…
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New COVID-19 Treatment Developed by Skymount Medical in Partnership with LSU Approved for Use in Patients in the United Kingdom
BATON ROUGE – Skymount Medical, a drug discovery company using an artificial intelligence, or AI, platform developed by…
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Gov. Edwards Extends COVID Public Health Emergency Order, Without Required Mitigation Measures
BATON ROUGE — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards extended Louisiana’s COVID public health emergency order to support Louisiana’s response…
Health
Coroner’s Update: January saw peak numbers of COVID-19 infection
LAPLACE — The month of January saw a huge explosion of COVID-19 cases in St. John Parish. Actually,…
Health
Free drive-thru vaccine clinic scheduled in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — Weekly COVID hospitalizations in Louisiana have more than doubled as the Omicron variant surges in the state, and public…
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LDH COVID-19 testing sites in Houma & Lutcher to close Friday due to cold weather
BATON ROUGE — Two community-based COVID-19 testing sites operated by the Louisiana Department of Health in Lutcher and…
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Omicron surge leaves 100+ students & staff quarantined
RESERVE — The Omicron variant is running rampant in the community, leading to an increase in quarantined students…
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Coroner’s Update: St. John Parish averaging more than 75 new COVID-19 cases per day
Since my last COVID-19 update in mid-December, St. John Parish has experienced a huge explosion in new COVID-19…
COVID-19
Health & Human Services assists with energy bills, COVID-19 impacts
LAPLACE — The St. John the Baptist Parish Department of Health & Human Services is once again offering…
Health
Omicron cases continue to dominate spread in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) estimates the proportion of Omicron cases in our state…