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• Former longtime UL Lafayette President Dr. Ray P. Authement dies at 91

  05-04-2020 21:57 via wbrz.com
  
  LAFAYETTE - The longest-serving public university president in the United States died Sunday, April 5.Dr. Ray P. Authement, 91, was the president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for 34 years. He became the president in 1974 and retired in 2008.Dr. Joseph Savoie, current UL Lafayette president, "praised his predecessor’s 'visionary leadership'” with the following statement:  “Through dedication, determination and selflessness, he change
  
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• LSU Health Shreveport offers inhaled nitric oxide clinical trial for COVID-19 patients

  05-04-2020 21:33 via wbrz.com
  
  SHREVEPORT -  The LSU Health Shreveport Department of Medicine has joined up with the Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Alabama-Birmingham to enlist patients in a test study using inhaled nitric oxide to heal lungs damaged by COVID-19.In an email sent from the LSU Health Shreveport Department of Medicine it explains how these facilities will be among the first in the country to test if the use of this gas will effectively “kill” the novel
  
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• Tiger at NYCs Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus

  05-04-2020 18:20 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said Sunday.The 4-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia — and six other tigers and lions that have also fallen ill — are believed to have been infected by a zoo employee who wasn’t yet showing symptoms, the zoo said. The first animal started showin
  
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• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with virus

  05-04-2020 15:46 via wbrz.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was diagnosed with the coronavirus more than a week ago, was admitted to a hospital Sunday for tests.Johnson’s office said he was hospitalized because he still has symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus.Downing St. said it was a “precautionary step” and he remains in charge of the government.Johnson, 55, has been quarantined in his Downing St. residence since being diagnosed with COVID
  
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• House fire near Staring Lane displaces two residents

  05-04-2020 15:40 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A house near Staring Lane was engulfed in flames Sunday morning.Around 11 a.m. the Baton Rouge Fire department responded to the house located in the 9000 block of Avis Ave.According to BRFD, moments after fire crews began to put out the blaze the roof began to collapse which caused firefighters to evacuate the house and extinguish the rest of the flames from the outside.Investigators believe the fire began in the living room and quickly spread throughout the house consumi
  
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• House fire near Gus Young Ave. believed to be arson, firefighters say

  05-04-2020 15:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE- A vacant house caught fire Sunday afternoon.Around 1 p.m. the Baton Rouge Fire Department responded a vacant house located at 1674 N. 44th St. near Gus Young Ave. When firefighters arrived they found flames coming from the back of the house.The blaze was extinguished before it could spread any farther. No injuries were reported.According to fire crews, the cause of the fire is believed to be arson.  Anyone with any information in relation to this
  
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• Column: Virus will make the timeline for sports, too

  05-04-2020 14:45 via wbrz.com
  
  The unthinkable, at least for sports fans, already has happened.The games, as we know them, are shut down. We’ll never know if San Diego State was a Final Four contender or if Tiger Woods would have defended his green jacket at the Masters.There was no opening day in baseball. The odds are increasingly good there will be no Stanley Cup Final or NBA champion in the year 2020.And now it’s time to consider the unimaginable, at least when it comes to fun and games as we once kne
  
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• Texas implements COVID-19 checkpoints entering in from Louisiana

  05-04-2020 14:22 via wbrz.com
  
  TEXAS - Texas officials have begun setting up checkpoints and screening sites for those driving into Texas from Louisiana to be tested for COVID-19. The Texas Department of Public Safety says this applies to all roadways connecting the two states including interstates. State Police are urging people to use caution and remain alert for traffic congestion when traveling west into Texas.Louisiana has been hit hard by the virus with over 13,000 cases and nearly 500 deaths as of Su
  
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• Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday mass without the public

  05-04-2020 14:00 via wbrz.com
  
  ITALY - Pope Francis celebrated Palm Sunday mass inside an empty church as the COVID-19 pandemic looms on.Under normal circumstances, Palm Sunday mass is usually celebrated outdoors and is open to thousands of tourist. The Pope instead held the service inside in the presence of a select group of priest, nuns, and a small choir.Palm Sunday mass signifies the beginning of Holy Week, the most important week in the Christian liturgical calendar which concludes on Easter Sunday, April 12th.Permalink
  
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• Diocese of Baton Rouge to donate gas cards for health care workers

  05-04-2020 13:48 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge launched its "Catholic Charities Care Cards" initiative, which donates $10,000 of gasoline cards to health care professionals who are handling the COVID-19 crisis.The agency has initially dedicated $10,000 of cards earmarked for distribution after disasters which in the past helped evacuees or sheltered families return home.“These workers are putting themselves at risk to protect the rest of us.  We hope this acti
  
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• Central church members celebrate Palm Sunday with parade

  05-04-2020 12:39 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL - Reverend Pattye Hewitt, the Pastor at Blackwater United Methodist Church in Central and her Associate Pastor, Angela Robertson, were excited to see church members on Palm Sunday.Due to the novel coronavirus outbreak the pastors were very happy to see church members whom they haven't seen in almost a month."What could we do that would allow them to at least we could see each other and speak to each other with out them getting out of their cars without&nbs
  
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• Central church members celebrate Palm Sunday with car parade

  05-04-2020 12:39 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL - Reverend Pattye Hewitt, the Pastor at Blackwater United Methodist Church in Central and her Associate Pastor, Angela Robertson, were excited to see church members on Palm Sunday.Due to the novel coronavirus outbreak the pastors were very happy to see church members whom they haven't seen in almost a month."What could we do that would allow them to at least we could see each other and speak to each other with out them getting out of their cars without&nbs
  
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• Two dead after fatal crash on LA 442 in Tickfaw

  05-04-2020 12:36 via wbrz.com
  
  TICKFAW - State Police responded to a fatal single vehicle crash on LA 442 near the Livingston Parish Line in Tangipahoa Parish, early Saturday.The crash claimed the life of the driver and passenger. Both victims have not yet been identified.According to the initial investigation, troopers were led to believe the crash occurrer as a Dodge Dakota however, for reason still unkown, the car traveled off the road way and struck a tree.After impact, the care burst into flames. Tickfaw Fire D
  
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• Saints legend Tom Dempsey dies from COVID-19

  05-04-2020 05:32 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Former Saints and legendary NFL kicker, Tom Dempsey, has died shortly after contracting the COVID-19 virus. Dempsey tested positive for COVID-19 on March 25. It was only four days ago that reports of him recovering from the virus came out.Prior to his death, Dempsey had battled Alzheimer's disease and dementia since 2012. It is said that he was one of several residents living in a senior living facility in New Orleans when he became infected by the virus.Dempsey etched hi
  
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