COVID-19

In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, the U.S. government is offering every household the opportunity to order four free COVID-19 rapid tests.

There is no indication that Lafayette, or Louisiana as a whole, will be returning to a mask mandate.

Health officials have confirmed a rise in COVID-19 cases in Louisiana. The CDC data shows that in June Louisiana reported a 6% increase, but now a month later on August 2nd, the rate has tripled showing a 19% increase in COVID-19 cases. According to Dr.Fred Lopez from LSU Health, the reported most patients are experiencing respiratory symptoms and fever as expected with the virus.

She chronicled the experience on TikTok.

In this latest surge of COVID-19 that we are experiencing, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has announced he has tested positive for the virus.

Even if you didn't catch the virus you could still be suffering memory issues because of it. There's a very reasonable explanation.

If there was anyone who could be the poster child for the safety of COVID vaccines, it could be the man who has reportedly gotten 90 jabs.

The restrictions were implemented two years ago this week.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public about some manufacturers in particular.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is getting flak for taking his frustration with face masks out on a group of students during a recent press conference.

A Houston-area teacher who was accused of putting her son in the trunk of her car because he had COVID-19 is getting an outpouring of support from her community.

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajun men's basketball game against Little Rock tonight was canceled due to COVID-19 issues with the Little Rock program.

Residents are getting mixed feedback on a pop-up COVID-19 testing site at the corner of a popular Lafayette intersection.

A Long Island woman is facing charges after allegedly injecting a teen with the COVID vaccine.

While other schools will be making their way back to campus after the holiday break, Carencro Catholic is delaying their return to school due to COVID-19.

While we continue to navigate the pandemic, it seems like laughter really might be the best medicine.

With the latest surge of covid-19 hitting our state and country many Lafayette hospitals are seeing an increase in covid-19 patients and people seeking medical assistance due to having covid like symptoms.

He will miss this weekend's conference series against Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina.

The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles has closed several branches across the state and is urging customers to go online instead of taking a trip to their local field office.

As covid numbers start to trend upwards due to the Omicron variant of covid-19 the CDC released new isolation restrictions today.