The Lincoln Parish Courthouse, adjacent annexes and the Police Jury Complex on Homer Street are closed to the public, the Lincoln Parish Police Jury announced Monday morning. The special jury meeting previously scheduled for tonight has also been canceled.
The board overseeing New York City’s jails urged officials to start releasing vulnerable populations and those being held on low-level offenses as the coronavirus outbreak hit the notorious Rikers Island complex and nearby jails — infecting at least 38 people. Another inmate,
Gov. John Bel Edwards on Sunday issued a statewide Stay at Home order to further combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Louisiana. It will go into effect at 5 p.m. today.
Local and state emergency preparedness officials are trying to quell rumors that people are about to be quarantined in their homes for two weeks and that the Louisiana National Guard (LANG) has been deployed to enforce that.
Due to the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, Green Clinic is now implementing precautionary protocols to protect its patients, staff and physicians.
After a double resignation last month by Dubach Councilwoman Debbie Key and town attorney Tracy Houck, the Dubach Town Council appointed replacements to both positions at its regular meeting Monday.
The Lincoln Parish School District released Friday an update on its efforts to serve students during the governor-ordered school closure, including providing access to online educational resources and continuing its disbursement of free meals each morning.
President Donald Trump announced Friday he will waive all federal requirements for K-12 standardized testing, opening the door for Louisiana to legally cancel LEAP 2025 testing for the school year.
