BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana expects to receive at least $2 billion in coronavirus aid from the latest relief package passed by Congress, but state officials don’t yet know what strings are attached and how much of the cash could help patch budget holes next year. “It’s a big mystery right now, how those… Keep Reading
Local economic experts expect the Baton Rouge area to recover by the end of 2021 a decade worth of job gains that were shed by the economy in a single month last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. From March to April, the region shed about 13.2% of its jobs, said Adam Knapp, president and… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – If you’ve driven past the vast empty fields in Port Allen located on Rosedale Road, you’ve most likely come across quite a few solar panels as well. These were put in place not too long ago, and without much slowing down the process. Kirk Allain is the chairman of the… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE – Though Sheriff’s deputies are still looking for a vehicle that was stolen in East Baton Rouge with the owner’s pet still inside, the pet has been found. The owner of a dog named ‘Honey’ took to Facebook Wednesday (Jan. 13) with the good news: A good Samaritan found and returned the dog… Keep Reading
The East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging on Tuesday will offer a three-day pop-up coronavirus vaccine clinic for seniors aged 70 and older. The agency is looking to provide 1,000 senior citizens in the parish with the vaccine between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Council on Aging’s downtown… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Crawfish season at Sammy’s on Highland Rd. is boiling up. The restaurant is excited to start the season after last year’s crawfish season was cancelled due to the pandemic. During the spring of 2020, Sammy’s was only able to do to-go orders. Service manager Shanna Rayburn says crawfish is what… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge General says it will have a limited number of COVID-19 vaccines available for its patients starting this week. A hospital spokesperson says staff will start vaccinating the first group of its roughly 80,000 eligible patients. Anyone who is a registered patient in the BRG system and meets the criteria for… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE – Tenants at a business complex in Baton Rouge say their mail delivery is nonexistent when their usual mail carrier is off work or reassigned. It’s an issue that predates the pandemic and the latest stint persuaded tenants to contact 2 On Your Side. “We haven’t gotten mail since Tuesday a week ago,”… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Medical leaders of CareSouth in Baton Rouge say their phones have been ringing nonstop. Marketing and Communications Director, Michelle McCalope says they cater to an underserved, vulnerable population and their patients are eagerly awaiting the chance to roll up their sleeves for the vaccine. So far the clinic has received… Keep Reading
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Medical workers at Ochsner Baton Rouge got their second coronavirus vaccine Tuesday. It’s been three weeks since they got the first one. Ochsner was one of the first stops in the nation for the new vaccine. REALTED: Emergency responders in EBR Parish get first round of vaccines “It was pretty uneventful,”… Keep Reading
