coronavirus

Governor John Bel Edwards lifted the statewide mask mandate Tuesday as COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations fall sharply from the summer surge. For more on the data behind the move and where Louisiana stands in the pandemic, public health reporter Rosemary Westwood spoke with Dr. Joseph Kanter, the state health officer.

Public health officials are urging many fully vaccinated people in Louisiana to get a booster shot in the wake of new recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Thursday.

Louisiana is giving $100 to people who get their first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, state officials announced Friday, as the state’s vaccination rate continues to lag behind the rest of the nation.

Six pregnant women and 10 fetuses have died of COVID-19 since mid-July, the Louisiana Department of Health reported Tuesday.

For the second day in a row, COVID hospitalizations decrease slightly.

New Orleans renters still wait for assistance amid an extended eviction moratorium.

An infectious disease epidemiologist with Tulane University, explains how and why the delta variant poses the pandemic’s greatest threat.

After a year of unusually quiet streets, second lines are returning to New Orleans.

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.

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.