DOC evacuating 1,500 inmates from Cottonport prison
Louisiana Department of Corrections will evacuate 1,500 inmates at Raymond Laborde Correctional Center today (Jan.
Louisiana Department of Corrections will evacuate 1,500 inmates at Raymond Laborde Correctional Center today (Jan.
Avoyelles Parish's COVID numbers for Thursday reflected an overall positive rate below 20 percent, another triple-digit increase in new cases and the first multiple fatality report in several month
Smoke from a fire at the closed Cottonport Monofil plant has forced the Department of Corrections to order inmates at the nearby Raymond Laborde Correctional Center to "shelter in place" while the
It is way too early to hope the recent Omicron wave is starting to ebb, but local numbers combined with reports that the rate of new cases is falling in other states offers reason to hope.
A 4-day weekend in the middle of a major COVID surge had many virus watchers dreading the Tuesday update from the state Health Department.