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BATON ROUGE – LSU sent an email to students and faculty further detailing plans for the fall semester. Those plans will include signage inside building directing students in order to help keep everyone socially distanced. Cleaning materials will also be provided in classrooms for faculty and students to wipe down their desks and workspaces.  The…

BATON ROUGE – LSU sent an email to students and faculty further detailing plans for the fall semester. Those plans will include signage inside building directing students in order to help keep everyone socially distanced. Cleaning materials will also be provided in classrooms for faculty and students to wipe down their desks and workspaces.  The…

Deputies have charged a man more than a year after he ran over a woman during a robbery in West Baton Rouge Parish, leaving her in a coma for months until she ultimately died.  The sheriff’s office said Charles Carr of Baton Rouge was booked Monday on charges of second-degree murder and simple robbery. Deputies…

KENNER — A Pulitzer Prize-winning Louisiana author passed away Monday, August 3 due to complications brought on by a stroke. According to The New Orleans Advocate, Metairie-based author, Shirley Ann Grau, died at a Kenner health care facility.  Grau’s career spans an impressive fifty years, during which she penned six novels, four collections of short stories…

WEST BATON ROUGE – Officials are increasing mosquito abatement efforts in West Baton Rouge Parish after several samples tested positive for West Nile Virus. According to West Baton Rouge Mosquito Control, eight of the 40 samples – roughly 20 percent – submitted to an LSU diagnostics lab last week tested positive for the virus.  The…

WEST BATON ROUGE – Officials are increasing mosquito abatement efforts in West Baton Rouge Parish after several samples tested positive for West Nile Virus. According to West Baton Rouge Mosquito Control, eight of the 40 samples – roughly 20 percent – submitted to an LSU diagnostics lab last week tested positive for the virus.  The…

BATON ROUGE – State officials say Louisiana currently has thousands of known, active coronavirus cases as of Tuesday. During Governor Edwards’ news conference, Dr. Alex Billioux with the Department of Health said the state has about 50,000 active cases. That’s more than a third of the state’s total of about 124,000 cases reported since the…

BEIRUT (AP) — A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. At least 50 people were killed and 2,700 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said. Hours later, ambulances still carried away the wounded as…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting between small gains and losses Tuesday as Wall Street’s big rally over the last couple months lets off the accelerator. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in midday trading after erasing an earlier loss of 0.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 124 points, or 0.5%,…

CINCINNATI, OH – Joe Burrow has officially taken the practice field for the first time as a Cincinnati Bengal. The team shared a photo Tuesday showing Burrow practicing in his new orange and black jersey.  ?? In the pocket like Burrow ?? pic.twitter.com/fAyPDpivPX — Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) August 4, 2020 The star quarterback just signed…

BATON ROUGE – State officials say Louisiana currently has thousands of known, active coronavirus cases as of Tuesday. During Governor Edwards’ news conference, Dr. Alex Billioux with the Department of Health said the state has about 50,000 active cases. That’s more than a third of the state’s total of about 124,000 cases reported since the…

The Southeastern Conference adjusted the dates for fall football practices, scaling back the potential time that coaches and athletes could be out on the field in the lead-up to the start of the season. Teams were allowed to practice for the last week on a limited basis, and full practices were to begin four weeks…

BATON ROUGE- The first reported case of a dog with COVID-19 in Louisiana has been reported by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) on Tuesday. LDAF says this dog is SARS-CoV-2 positive, which is the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. “Initially, it was believed pets could not get the disease, but the…

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BATON ROUGE – State officials announced safety guidelines Monday paving the way for movie and television production to return to Louisiana. The Louisiana Entertainment branch of Louisiana Economic Development says it developed the ruleset with input from industry professionals in order to keep workers and residents safe during the pandemic. Some of the safety measures…

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is starting August with more gains, and U.S. stocks are climbing in early Monday trading following encouraging reports from around the world on the economy. The S&P 500 was 0.7% higher, tacking more gains onto its four-month winning streak, with Big Tech once again leading the way. Treasury yields…

BATON ROUGE – A local literary contest that recognizes the works of African American authors is nearing its deadline for submissions.  Authors will no longer be able to submit work for consideration in the 14th annual Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence after Monday, August 31.  Prizes include a $15,000 cash award.  The Gaines…

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals. The campaign hasn’t finalized a date for naming a running mate, but three people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans said a public announcement likely wouldn’t happen before the…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s public high school graduation rate has dropped, only a year after state leaders celebrated the state reaching a milestone. The Advocate reports the senior class of 2019 had a graduation rate of 80.1%, down from 81.4% a year earlier, according to the state Department of Education. But in a bright spot,…

ZACHARY – A line of cars stretched down the street and wrapped around the corner for free face masks and sanitation supplies. “There’s shortages all over. There are many stores where you can’t find these products,” said Baton Rouge school teacher, Wade Guillory.  Guillory was one of the first dozens of people who waited in…