The Governor is asking healthcare students and recent grads along with retired nurses and doctors to volunteer for the fight against coronavirus, and fast-tracking new licenses to get them into the field. Edwards says in addition to more personal protective equipment and ventilators…
The need for additional healthcare workers in New Orleans will likely be acute with the state in the process of opening a 1,120-bed facility at the Morial Convention Center.
As part of President Trump’s COVID-19 task force, Dr. Anthony Fauci has become a household name. Dr. Fauci was recently a featured guest on a Baton Rouge radio station. Fauci was asked if New Orleans officials should have acted sooner.
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COVID-19 is impacting lottery sales to the point where the next time the Powerball jackpot is won and the jackpot resets, it’ll start at 20 million dollars as opposed to 40 million. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says, for example, their March 11th Powerball Wednesday night drawing generated 265,000 dollars…
35 percent of sales generated by the lotto are used to fund K-12 education.
The Lincoln Parish Sherriff’s deputies are visiting homes in their community, not because they have a warrant, but because they have groceries. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Matthew Henderson says they started doing grocery pickup for the elderly this week and have expanded to helping others that are at-risk.