Katelynn Sprague

UL's longtime president Ray Authement has died at the age of 91.

The Daily Advertiser is reporting that Texas has officially set up checkpoints at its eastern borders to screen Louisiana drivers for Coronavirus before they enter the state.

The Louisiana Department of Health has issued its daily update for Sunday, April 5.

The state will receive more ventilators from the national stockpile.

Exactly a week since the Stay-At-Home Mandate and more than a week since Gov. John Bel Edward's order limiting restaurants to curbside, takeout, and delivery service many Lafayette restaurants are continuing to adapt to the take-out model.

The governors of Florida and Texas have ordered travelers from Louisiana to self-quarantine for two weeks.

The Louisiana Department of Health is reporting 3,540 cases of COVID-19 throughout the State, 143 of those in Acadiana.

The company has received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a test that can detect COVID-19 in as little as five minutes for positive results.

Starting Monday at 5 pm. the state of Louisiana will be under a Stay at Home mandate.

Fox News reports that one South Carolina man is facing charges after being accused of forging a doctor's note with a fake Coronavirus diagnosis.

A graduate student at LSU has tested positive for COVID-19.

According to KATC, Lafayette General Health and Our Lady of Lourdes have released a joint statement about testing in Lafayette.

In a letter to the Governor, Congressman Clay Higgins is expressing concerns that the executive order banning church services with more than 250 people is unconstitutional, citing the First Amendment.

Trump also says that he is considering domestic travel restrictions in certain areas.

UPDATE: The state of Louisiana reports first death from the COVID-19 virus.

That's the verdict from The Louisiana Department of Health via an update from their social media page.

LSU is considering suspending face-to-face instruction amid the Coronavirus Emergency according to officials.

53-year-old Phillip Dewoody is facing charges in connection with the disappearance of Ville Platte native, Joyce Thomas.

The Washington State Department of Health confirms one person has died from the Coronavirus.

Local media outlets are reporting that Opelousas police are investigating an incident where three people were shot inside a restaurant.