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The Current Staff
Virtual Q&A with Daniel ‘Danny’ Landry for District Attorney
District Attorney candidate Daniel “Danny” Landry will take questions live from readers in a digital town hall format on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
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Got budget questions? We can help!
Understanding what the budget says isn’t always easy. The Current’s budget guru Geoff Daily is here to help.
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100% virtual learning one option in LPSS initial back-to-school plan
In a letter laying out the various phases of what she calls the “20-21 Learn Lafayette” plan, Superintendent Irma Trosclair says collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Education and the Louisiana Department of Health will be ongoing throughout the school year. Coronavirus, she acknowledges, could push the district into an all-virtual scenario.
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Readers asked about masks, reinfection, Florida and quarantining; Here’s what how the experts responded
There isn’t evidence that masks are unsafe. Lafayette is about as unsafe as Florida. Did they mention you should wear a mask?
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Q&A with Geoff Daily
Economy and budget columnist Geoff Daily hosted a live text-based Q&A session Friday, June 26. Here are his answers your burning questions about Lafayette’s economic outlook.
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LGH pauses community testing, updates St. Martin Parish testing info
No public testing will be done from Thursday, June 18, through Sunday, June 21. Testing will resume on Monday, June 22, in Catahoula Park and is open to Louisiana residents of all ages who wish to know if they have the novel coronavirus.
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Reader Talk: Y’all ready to go dancing?
We heard from 62 readers this week on our live music survey. The responses range (y’all got a lot of opinions), but for the most part what we’ve heard is things aren’t quite what they used to be.
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LCG will lay off 101 employees in cultural positions
Mayor-President Josh Guillory announced late Friday that 101 employees were notified today that they are being laid off due to coronavirus.
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LGH offering antibody testing for its employees
Lafayette General Health began offering voluntary coronavirus antibody testing to its employees this week. It will offer the lab-based test to all of its 4,500+ employees and nearly 1,200 providers across its health system.
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Recovered COVID-19 patients may have immune-boosting antibodies in their plasma
Lafayette General Health confirmed today that is working with Vitalant, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit community blood service providers, on collecting convalescent plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 as part of a program to treat patients infected with the virus.
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Gov. Edwards creates commission to examine coronavirus impact on state’s economy
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the creation of Resilient Louisiana, a state commission charged with examining Louisiana’s economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic and making recommendations for more resilient business-related activities and commerce in the coming months.
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