New Orleans Police are asking for the public’s assistance with locating a missing family.
Missing are Steys Yanira David-Funez, her husband Ramon Ruiz Crisanto, daughters Jazzlyn Esther Ruiz David and Dara Ismeray Ruiz David. Anyone with information about the missing family is asked to call Sixth District detectives at 504-658-6060. (NOPD)
The New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is monitoring Tropical Storm Cristobal, which is forecast to remain in the the Bay of Campeche through this week and then drift northward into the Central Gulf of Mexico this weekend. Regardless of further development, heavy rainfall will be possible in New Orleans late this […]
Friday May 29, 2020, Mayor LaToya Cantrell joined public health and safety officials to provide an overview of City and partner preparations for the upcoming hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. “We want to remind our residents that hurricane season is here, and so is COVID-19. The City, along with our […]
Mayor LaToya Cantrell today issued a Stay Home Mandate, a guidance document from the City Health Department that takes its legal force from the proclamation issued on Monday of this week. “We are hereby mandating that residents stay home whenever possible, going out only for critical needs. We are telling our people and our businesses […]
The Louisiana Department of Health on Friday confirmed two additional deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the total to 12. The deaths of a 38-year-old Catahoula Parish resident and a 77-year-old Jefferson Parish resident were reported today. Both had underlying medical conditions. This information will be reflected on the dashboard at the 5:30 p.m. update. The Louisiana Department […]
Through a pilot program with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), COVID-19 testing will be offered at the Alario Center Parking Lot, 2000 Segnette Blvd. Westwego, LA 70094, to individuals who meet specific criteria. Sites will be open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week, beginning Saturday, March 21, 2020. […]
This Monday, March 23, Gov. John Bel Edwards will be joined by health experts and members of his administration for a live statewide discussion on Louisiana’s response to COVID-19. It will air from 7-8 PM on television and radio stations across the state and on multiple digital platforms. The program will be produced and broadcast […]
Gov. Edwards on Thursday signed an update to his Public Health Emergency declaration related to the COVID-19 outbreak, which waives some education requirements in the law and also suspends some laboratory requirements to speed the process of coronavirus testing, among other things. Click here to read the proclamation update. “The pace of testing has to increase in […]
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that small businesses in all 64 Louisiana parishes will have access to federal Small Business Administration disaster aid in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza confirmed that Louisiana’s more than 440,000 small business are eligible to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans, which will be made […]
Small businesses in New Orleans are now eligible for federal disaster-loan assistance through the Small Business Administration. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the availability of these loans to all 64 Louisiana parishes, as part of the response to the COVID-19 outbreak. You can apply for the assistance here. “As we continue to respond to the […]
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