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Aubri Juhasz/WWNOLouisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards could issue a statewide mask mandate as early as Monday impacting back-to-school plans for the state’s 70 districts, most of which have decided not to require face coverings for the coming school year. -
Aubri Juhasz/WWNOWith COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations on the rise in Louisiana, some parents have begun to question whether their children will be able to start the school year in-person. But ask any school or health official and the answer — at least for now — is still the same: Schools will reopen.
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Louisiana is now facing the fastest growth in new COVID-19 cases per capita of any state in the U.S., driven by the highly contagious delta variant and the state’s bottom-rung rate of vaccinations. -
An indoor mask advisory is now in place for New Orleans, Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced at a press conference Wednesday. The advisory strongly recommends that all residents and visitors mask-up indoors regardless of vaccination status.
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Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients have soared in the last month at Ochsner Health hospitals in Louisiana, in a trend that officials say is escalating as the state faces a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
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A total of 5,388 cases were reported to the Louisiana Department of Health between July 20 and July 21. The total number of cases in the state is now 506,882.
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As the Delta variant surges across Louisiana and hospitalizations from COVID-19 rise, public health officials are increasingly worried about one trend in particular: the low vaccination rates among health care workers.
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The number of abortions performed in Louisiana plummeted 31 percent between March and May compared with the previous two years, according to new research published in the American Journal of Public Health.
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A new study by Climate Central investigates how infrastructure exacerbates heat.
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The highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus is causing a rise in COVID-19 cases in New Orleans and is “killing people,” city leaders warned Tuesday.
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Telehealth became a necessity for many people during the COVID-19 pandemic. But with state health emergencies expiring, laws that have made it more available could go away, leaving the region’s more rural areas hurting the most due to access barriers and disparities.
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The highly contagious delta variant is now the dominant strain of the coronavirus in Louisiana and is responsible for the state’s recent rise in cases, health officials said Thursday.
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The coronavirus pandemic’s fourth wave has not changed state-wide back-to-school plans in the Gulf South, where cases are rising and mask use is voluntary.
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Masks will once again be required inside New Orleans Public Schools in response to the city’s new indoor mask advisory, the district announced Wednesday.
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Louisiana’s first case of the delta plus variant was identified this week. Questions surround the mutation of the highly transmissible delta variant of COVID-19 as the original version of the variant is poised to become the dominant strain in the U.S. soon.
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Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama have the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S, but the Delta variant of COVID-19 is starting to spread. And it’s raising concerns.
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Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama have the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S and doses are going to waste. Other countries, like India, are still struggling with high deaths and low vaccine supply.
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After a year of unusually quiet streets, second lines are returning to New Orleans.
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Edwards announced Tuesday that he is extending his statewide public health emergency but lifting nearly all of his remaining coronavirus restrictions, including a statewide mask mandate in Louisiana classrooms.
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Thousands of children have received one shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, one week after the state opened up vaccinations to kids aged 12 to 15.
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The mask requirements are largely off in New Orleans and the rest of Louisiana, but the COVID-19 threat is by no means over. Instead, the calculations for personal risk have only become more complex.
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Freddie Woods opened his apartment door in New Orleans East when he heard the sounds of brass music. Moments later, a canvasser for Together Louisiana — a community engagement nonprofit — placed a flyer in his hand and told him that the organization was hosting a vaccination event at a church within walking distance from Woods’ home the next day.
