Louisiana Network

Landlords may not be able to legally evict tenants due to Louisiana’s stay-at-home order through April 30th, but that does not excuse someone from paying rent.

Normally, flu activity goes down at this time of the year. However, State Immunization Director Dr. Frank Welch says the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in about one in ten doctors visits being for flu-like symptoms.

The State Treasurer is shipping out four million dollars’ worth of unclaimed property checks to Louisianans this week.

A nurse at New Orleans East Hospital becomes the state’s first healthcare worker to die after testing positive for COVID-19.

Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves is encouraging small businesses to get a jump on filling out applications for the Payroll Protection Act.

Oil is trading in the low twenties and President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association Gifford Briggs says the situation is dire.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission has given the green light to eligibility for gig economy workers such as Uber and Lyft drivers to apply for unemployment assistance.

In times of crisis, scam artists will prey on your emotions and your wallet and the COVID-19 pandemic is no different.

A shortage of hand sanitizers has some craft beer breweries and distilleries churning out the disinfectant.

The season saw a slow start before Carnival celebrations, and now people aren’t congregating for a crawfish boil because of the pandemic.

Roughly 24,000 people were warned in mid-February they could lose Medicaid eligibility due to income requirements, with those cancellations set to happen mid-March right as COVID-19 is ramping up.

Federal and state officials are ramping up preparation efforts for a possible coronavirus outbreak in Louisiana.