House Passes Bill To Boost Post Office Funding By $25 Billion, Block Service Changes

Bill supported by all the chamber’s Democrats and more than 2 dozen Republicans

Hurricanes Marco And Laura To Tag Team A State Already Staggering From Covid-19

Gov. expects ‘right hook from Marco and then a left hook from Laura’

Governor Edwards Wins In One Federal Court, Takes The Stand In Another

Bar owners objected to being shut down during ongoing pandemic

K-12 Schools — Not The State — Are Deciding What Parents Know About Covid-19 Outbreaks

Health department isn’t publishing numbers from individual schools

After Heated Exchange, House Committee Approves Emergency Election Plan

Lone Republican legislator opposes Sec. of State Ardoin’s proposal

LSU Reverses Course, Says It Will Disclose Some Coronavirus Data

Louisiana’s flagship university started posting coronavirus case counts Wednesday

Plans To Help Louisianians Pay Rent Can’t Keep Up With The Immense Need

Even the most optimistic initiatives fall hundreds of millions of dollars short of what is needed

Will A Louisiana University Tell You How Much Coronavirus There Is On Campus? Maybe

Some schools disclose coronavirus cases. Others choose not to do so.

Colleges Explore Innovative Ways To Reopen Safely

From installing plexiglass shields in classrooms to appointing Community Health Advocates

Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome Removes Name From Anti-Abortion Letter

Broome faces Democratic opponents in the fall election

Rise St. James Fights Formosa, But Elected Officials Don’t

Activists continue to fight the company in court

Three Things You Need To Know About Louisiana’s Covid-19 Outbreak This Week

Death Data, Unemployment Benefits, Elections

Edwards Urges Democratic Party To Soften Abortion Stance

Governor signs letter sent from anti-abortion Democrats to national party leaders

Louisiana Has Sent Out 69,000 ‘Frontline Worker’ Payments

Grocery and convenience store workers have benefited the most

Confusion Follows President Trump’s Executive Action On Unemployment

Not every state will kick in $100 in extra aid

Deberry: Did The ‘Hardworking Louisianians’ That Politicians Praise Up And Decide To Become Less So?

Rhetoric regarding unemployment doesn’t jibe with the facts

How Long Will It Take America To Move From ‘Pandemic To Prosperity?’

Lessons from Katrina recovery will be used to measure U.S. pandemic recovery

Louisiana Housing Advocates Unconvinced President Trump’s Eviction Action Will Do Anything

Louisiana courts are currently reviewing order

Education Department Offers Solutions To State’s Massive Lack Of Technology Resources

403,000 Louisiana households still have no internet connection.

Law School Grads Will Now Take ‘Open-Book’ Bar Exam

LA Supreme Court issues order due to COVID-19

Mystery Illness Kills Fourth Child In Louisiana

Syndrome appears in some children who contract COVID-19

ACLU Sues Louisiana Over Its Process Regarding Early Release Of Prisoners

Panel asked to consider releasing 1,100 inmates, but fewer than 70 let out

Deberry: Long Lines At Food Pantry Illustrate How Hungry Louisianians Are

Almost 17 percent of Louisianians report going hungry

Business Is Booming In Louisiana’s Truck-Stop Casinos

Health experts worry about smoking in these businesses

Legal Challenge To Gov. Edwards’ Order Closing Bars Is Rejected By Baton Rouge Judge

Governor exercised his power ‘on behalf of the people,’ Judge Janice Clark rules

Four Things You May Have Missed About Louisiana’s Coronavirus Outbreak This Week

Tiger Stadium, the National Guard, masks and more

Louisiana Legislative Auditor Shoots Down Conspiracy Theory Concerning Duplicate Covid-19 Cases

State’s numbers are ‘generally correct,’ auditor says

Parents Of Special-Needs Students Have Extra Concerns About Schools Reopening

‘It feels like my son got locked out of the game plan’.

Lawsuit Accuses Louisiana Of Insufficient Emergency Plans For Upcoming Elections

State is forcing voters to put their lives at risk to vote, suit says.

State Officials Link Only 10 Cases Of Covid-19 To Summer Camps

But safe camps don’t necessarily predict safe schools.

Governor Extends Phase 2 Amid ‘Early Signs’ Of Improvement In Covid-19 Battle

Louisiana seeing ‘early signs of plateauing,’ officials say.

Sen. Bill Cassidy Pushes For Money For State And Local Governments, But His Republican Colleagues Resist

Cassidy seeks $500 billion for local governments

Louisianians Collecting Unemployment Now Expected To Look For Work

Half a million state residents currently receiving benefits

Louisiana’s Gig Workers Can Still Get A Fraction Of The Unemployment Help They’d Been Getting

Self-employed residents can get up to $247 per week

Louisiana Says It’s Getting ‘Mass Testing’ Of Prisoners Underway

The governor says the state will test inmates at three facilities

‘We’re In A New Normal,’ Gov. Edwards Says About Coronavirus Restrictions

Edwards won’t say if that means no fall tailgating

Governor Wins First Round In Dispute With Bar Owners, But Fight Not Over

Hearings scheduled for August

Fear Of Losing Unemployment Benefits Pervades The United States

Congress is continuing to squabble over whether to extend a federal supplement to unemployment insurance and if they do, by how much.

Louisiana: 5 Numbers That Explain Our Coronavirus Outbreak Right Now

State moves ahead in most cases per capita.

Local Government Coronavirus Relief Will Mostly Go To Public Safety, Criminal Justice

Mayors want more flexibility with the funding