First coronavirus deaths in Acadiana announced, more confirmations to come
Lafayette, St. Martin and Acadia parishes have confirmed coronavirus fatalities.
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Christiaan Mader
Christiaan Mader founded The Current in 2018, reviving the brand from a short-lived culture magazine he created for Lafayette publisher INDMedia. An award-winning investigative and culture journalist, Christiaan’s work as a writer and reporter has appeared in The New York Times, Vice, Offbeat, Gambit, and The Advocate.
Pressed into unprecedented duty, schools wrestle with how to feed Louisiana’s children during a pandemic
At least 32 Louisiana school districts will no longer hand out grab-and-go food boxes to school-age children from school distribution sites, a large chunk of the state’s school-based food supply chain.
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Coronavirus lockdowns and high anxiety: Has teletherapy’s moment arrived?
State regs and cultural aversion warded some counselors away from teletherapy. COVID-19 is changing that.
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What does ‘essential’ mean, anyway?
Most essential jobs are what you would expect. Healthcare and first responders, pharmacists, law enforcement, air traffic controllers and grocery store employees probably come to mind.
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Community spread of coronavirus confirmed in Lafayette
We still don’t really know the extent of COVID-19’s presence in Lafayette. As Lafayette catches up on testing, it’s likely we’ll see many more cases.
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