An emergency blood drive is being held at Glenwood Medical Mall, Suite 400, from 1-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 1.

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Doug Jones (D-AL), Steve Daines (R-MT) and Tina Smith (D-MN) recently introduced legislation to require private health insurance plans to cover treatments or vaccines for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, with no cost sharing.

The state Department of Health issued new healthcare facility guidelines last week postponing all medical and surgical procedures unless the procedures are to treat an "emergency medical condition" as defined by the notice.

Businesses have additional time to file returns due this month for sales and excise taxes collected by the Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR).

Some people are concerned that pets can catch or spread the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. To this point, research has shown no evidence that pets can spread the disease to other animals or to humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Protection and other human and animal hea…

The public is urged to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19 (the Coronavirus) by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) hotline at 1-866-720-5721 or to the NCDF e-mail address disaster@leo.gov.

The state’s restrictions on business operations in response to the COVID-19 outbreak have chomped away at the sales of many local restaurants, though some restaurants have tried to salvage their businesses with delivery or curbside pick-up.

Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe recently transformed an isolated patient care floor into a dedicated care unit to treat people with symptoms of COVID-19 or people confirmed to have the disease.

The Ouachita Parish Police Jury signed off on a measure allowing the Caples Water District to incur up to $1.6 million in debt through tax revenue bonds.

In response to Gov. John Bel Edwards’ executive order issued on Sunday, the city of West Monroe has closed City Hall to the public while assuring residents that the city’s offices and programs will continue to operate.

Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop F began investigating a single-vehicle, fatal crash just west of Delhi on US Hwy 80 on March 20 after 5:30 p.m.

As of Monday, there were nine reported cases of COVID-19 in Ouachita Parish and one death, the state Department of Health says.

The state Department of Health has confirmed the first positive case of COVID-19 at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe.

During confusing and concerning times, Kilpatrick Funeral Homes is following all guidelines from the CDC, national and state funeral associations, and local and state emergency services.

Out of concern for the health and safety of Ouachita Parish Public Library patrons and staff, all branches will close temporarily to the public at the end of regular business hours on Thursday, March 19 until April 13.

The Town of Sterlington Mayor’s Court and the Town Prosecuting Attorney will hold a one-month Warrant and Ticket Amnesty Program for persons with outstanding warrants and tickets. \ 

The Second Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport recently reversed a ruling by Monroe City Court Judge Jefferson “Jeff” Joyce after the judge awarded $3,500 to a Monroe woman who sued her ex-husband for extreme mental and emotional abuse.

Beginning Tuesday, March 17, Ouachita Parish School Board will be providing breakfast/lunch meals for anyone 18 and under. Those meals can be obtained from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at one of the following school locations free of charge. Meals will not be available during the scheduled Spring B…

To Whom It May Concern:

To all of our members and friends: It is with regret and disappointment that we will be temporarily closing the Chennault Aviation & Military Museum.

Public attendance at hospital Mass temporarily suspended

 Due to community spread of the novel coronavirus in New Orleans, and in response to the need for social distancing across the state, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is instituting 100% remote work in its Orleans Region offices, and transitioning to reduced wo…

Ouachita Parish Public Library to remain open; programming suspended from March 16-31

After securing waivers from the federal government that enable schools to serve meals to all children age 18 and younger regardless of their location and income during the extended school closure period, the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) today published a parish-by-parish list of …

A state office is attempting to collect about $522.3 million in outstanding debts, officials said Wednesday.

Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin hopes to acquire electronic voting machines that also record votes on paper, though he said this year’s elections will be secure even without a paper trail.

Louisiana Right to Life, the state's largest pro-life lobby, recently leased a billboard on the property of Hope Medical Group for Women on Kings Highway in Shreveport to send what the pro-life lobby called a life-affirming message to those entering the facility.

U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham's chief of staff, Luke Letlow, announced earlier this week his plans to become a candidate for the 5th Congressional District.

State Rep. Lance Harris announced last week his bid to replace U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham in Congress.