Baton Rouge — Gov. John Bel Edwards has sent a letter to Louisiana’s Congressional Delegation asking them to consider funding the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund in the current proposal for COVID-19 relief legislation as the last unemployment payment becomes a…
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As COVID-19 cases increase, Louisiana will stay in Phase Two
Baton Rouge — Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana will stay in Phase Two of reopening, as the number of COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations have started to rise in several regions across the state. The Governor will extend…
Statement from Gov. Edwards on appointees not being confirmed
Baton Rouge — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the following statement on two of his appointees, both experienced and highly qualified, whose confirmations were blocked. “I am deeply disappointed that Ronnie Jones was not confirmed after his decades of…
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…
Gov. Edwards signs order closing LA schools for the remainder of the current school year, remote learning will continue
Baton Rouge — Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a proclamation closing K-12 public schools in Louisiana to students until the end of the current school year, with students getting their education via remote learning, as the state continues to fight…
Coast Professional Inc. dedicates West Monroe Contact Center
Baton Rouge — Gov. John Bel Edwards highlighted the dedication of Coast Professional Inc.’s new 8,200-square-foot contact center in West Monroe, where the company already has hired more than 100 new employees. Operating in Ouachita Parish since 2007, Coast is…
National report highlights Louisiana’s progress in closing the K-12 digital divide
Baton Rouge — Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced that 100 percent of K-12 students in Louisiana now have access to high-speed broadband on par with the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum bandwidth goal of 100 kbps per student, which ensures…