BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration is considering whether to move Louisiana’s state workers to four-day work weeks, staggered shifts or some work-from-home scheduling to cut down on traffic in Baton Rouge when the state starts widening Interstate 10 in the capital city. “We just want to make a dent in [...]
BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD)- Louisiana Department of Health has reported another decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations across the state. LDH reports 606 patients are currently in this hospital fighting the virus. Less than 24 hours prior, LDH reported 671 patients in the hospital. Louisiana COVID-19 Breakdown: 971 new COVID-19 cases bringing the overall total to 746,542 [...]
BATON ROUGE, La (KLFY) — Gov. John Bel Edwards today mourns the death of Master Trooper Adam Gaubert, a 19-year veteran of Louisiana State Police, who was ambushed while in his patrol unit and killed in the line of duty on Saturday. Gov. Edwards said: “Master Trooper Adam Gaubert dedicated his long career with the [...]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) -- Louisiana is seeing some light at the end of the tunnel in the fight against COVID-19. Administrator for Opelousas General Tim Marks says it has been an up and down battle with COVID but things are trending in the right direction. "It hit hard, very quickly," continues Marks. The ebbs and [...]
If it wasn't for a 19-year old boy's courageous response to the fire, the outcome of this story could've been different. The hero, who wishes to remain anonymous says it happened around 5 a.m. He was getting ready for work when he heard his grandmother screaming for help. That's when he noticed what was going on.