BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY)– Since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, Louisiana’s statewide 211 network has answered a record-breaking number of calls about COVID-19, according to officials. Working in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Health, the Louisiana 211 statewide network is supported by United Ways throughout the state. All citizens of Louisiana should call 211 or […]
ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY)– The St. Martin Parish School Board is replacing their daily grab & go lunches with ‘Meals-to-You’, a new program that will deliver meals at your doorstep for free. The program is a partnership between the district, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Baylor University. Children enrolled at any school in […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY)– Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, working with the assistance of State Senate Health and Welfare Chairman Fred Mills, is announcing a donation by Amneal Pharmaceuticals to help respond to the COVID-19 health emergency. Amneal is donating 400,000 hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets to the State of Louisiana. On behalf of Louisiana, I want […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) – Gov. John Bel Edwards outlined preparations underway in New Orleans and around Louisiana Sunday in anticipation of a surge in the need for healthcare capacity due to the spread of COVID-19. Edwards gave the update on the state’s response to the coronavirus after a walkthrough of the convention center Sunday […]
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has surged across the country as more Americans are being tested for the virus. This interactive database reflects the approximate number of coronavirus tests conducted in each state in the United States to date. The U.S. now has more than 143,000 infections and 2,500 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins […]
NEW ORLEANS, La. (KLFY) Take a look inside the Morial Convention Center turned makeshift hospital in New Orleans. It took Louisiana about a week to build its newest medical facility which will free up space at hospitals statewide that are needed for critically ill patients, NOLA mayor LaToya Cantrell said. On Sunday, Cantrell and Governor […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is extending federal guidelines recommending people stay home and away from one another for another 30 days as the coronavirus continues to spread across the country. Trump made the announcement during a Rose Garden briefing. The guidelines, originally tagged as “15 days to slow the spread” had been set to […]