Baton Rouge, La.—Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs staff at the state’s five veterans homes and five veterans cemeteries will host ceremonies to honor veterans on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year, these ceremonies…
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Coronavirus and Travel in the United States
Travel Recommendations Cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been reported in all states, and some areas are experiencing community spread of the disease. Travel increases your chances of getting and spreading COVID-19. CDC recommends you stay home as much as…
United Way NELA launches “Food for our Friends”
Monroe, LA — United Way of Northeast Louisiana has launched Food for our Friends, aimed at serving the hard-working individuals in the community who have experienced income loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In partnership with Entergy, Blue Cross Blue…
Ouachita Council of Governments releases community-wide survey to identify transportation needs
Ouachita Parish, LA – The Ouachita Council of Governments (OCOG) is asking residents and visitors in Ouachita Parish to provide their input on transportation needs in the region. The OCOG is developing a long range transportation plan dubbed “Connecting Ouachita”…
Grambling State announces CARES Act Student Grant Guidelines
University students to receive federally-funded relief Grambling, La – Grambling State University announced student eligibility guidelines for Congress’ Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. On March 27, the federal government announced that $12.56 billion of the $2 trillion…
Treasurer Schroder: unclaimed property money does not belong in the state budget
BATON ROUGE, LA – State Treasurer John M. Schroder issued the following statement today after the Revenue Estimating Conference agreed to remove Unclaimed Property money from the official forecast and stop the practice of using this money as a revenue…
Gov. Edwards awards $10.4M affordable housing grant to New Orleans in response to COVID-19 outbreak
Baton Rouge — Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the State has committed $10,382,000 in community development block grant (CDBG) funds to the City of New Orleans to support nine affordable rental housing projects that were in danger of losing…