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Statewide School Closures

Michael Kurth April 2, 2020 Comments Off on Statewide School Closures

Is It The Right Move? On March 13, Gov. Edwards announced, without advance notice, that he was closing all schools in the state until April 13. Apparently he took this action because of a

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Louisiana COVID-19 Info Line

admin April 2, 2020 Comments Off on Louisiana COVID-19 Info Line

Information about COVID-19, which has now been classified by the World Health Organization as a “global pandemic,” is evolving every hour, and the United Way of Southwest Louisiana has partnered with the Louisiana Dept.

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Coronavirus: Part II

Michael Kurth March 19, 2020 Comments Off on Coronavirus: Part II

How Does It Compare To The Flu? By Michael Kurth Four weeks ago I devoted my column in Lagniappe to the coronavirus (bestofswla.com/2020/02/20/how-dangerous-is-the-coronavirus). I said its symptoms were like a bad case of the

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How Dangerous Is The Coronavirus?

Michael Kurth February 20, 2020 Comments Off on How Dangerous Is The Coronavirus?

While people in the United States were spellbound by the impeachment of President Trump (not), around the rest of the world there was growing concern about the rapid spread of a new coronavirus that

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