March 2020

Remarks by board scored

The Classroom Teachers Association for Jeff Davis Parish Thursday night told the school board instructors "deserve more respect" than was shown by some board members last month concerning substitute teachers.

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UK’s Johnson tests positive for virus, deaths soar in Spain

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, while the number of infections in the United States surged to the most in the world and Spain announced a record number of virus deaths overnight.

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House passes $2.2T rescue package, rushes it to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting with exceptional resolve in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package Friday, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system left flailing by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Limited market now open for La. armadillo

There is finally a market, even if somewhat limited, for armadillos. Mayor John Conner is in need of one whose carcass is in good shape, preferably alive.

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Jaenke Bridge to open in five days

Work is progressing on the road to the oil field and the Jaenke Bridge will be opened for traffic within the next five days. Due to the impassable condition of the road from Jennings, all traffic has been going by way of Crowley.

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Young earns Class B Coach of the Year in 2020

For one team, it had been six short years. It took quite a bit longer for the other.

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Texas requires New York, New Orleans travelers to quarantine

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas joined other states Thursday in imposing quarantines on travelers from the New York area, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., and put similar restrictions on people arriving from nearby New Orleans as the number of cases there surges dramatically.

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Who is at elevated risk for COVID-19?

COVID-19 continues to dominate headlines across the globe. This novel coronavirus first made headlines in late 2019 after an outbreak in Wuhan, the sprawling capital city in China’s Hubei province. The virus has since spread beyond China’s borders, leading to school closures and changes in public life, such as the shutting down of professional sports leagues, that many might never have thought they would see in their lifetimes.

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Not all or nothing: Anti-virus lockdowns could lift slowly

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the millions of Americans living under some form of lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, not knowing when the restrictions will end is a major source of anxiety. Will life events — weddings, funerals, even just simple nights out with friends — be delayed for a few weeks, a few months or much longer?