Shaquille O’Neal helps pay funeral costs for 11-year-old boy killed in Louisiana car crash

Shaquille O’Neal helps pay funeral costs for 11-year-old boy killed in Louisiana car crash By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 00:59 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 00:59 BST, 27 April 2020 Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal has made a habit of opening his heart and wallet to help families in need when tragedy strikes. And … Read more

Louisiana pastor says congregants will die for faith, holds services despite COVID-19 restrictions

‘True Christians don’t mind dying of COVID-19 if they’re infected at church’: Louisiana pastor insists on still holding services as he faces charges for already having defied state’s ban on public gatherings Louisiana became a hotspot, say experts, after Mardi Gras on February 25th attracted 1.4 million revelers to New Orleans.  Gov. John Bel Edwards … Read more

Newborn dies after her covid-positive mom on a ventilator goes into premature labor in Louisiana

A one-day-old baby girl has died after her mother contracted coronavirus and went into premature labor.  The newborn became Louisiana’s youngest victim yet on Monday after her mom was placed on a ventilator, officials there confirmed.  In a daily briefing Monday East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Beau Clark said: ‘The baby, because of the extreme prematurity … Read more

Company donates 400K tablets of malaria drug to Louisiana for coronavirus patients

Drug maker Amneal Pharmaceuticals is donating 400,00 tablets of the unproven malaria drug that President Donald Trump has dubbed a ‘gift from God’ to Louisiana to help fight the state’s coronavirus crisis, the state attorney general said Tuesday. The drug, hydroxychloroquine, was given emergency FDA approval Monday, and the Trump administration plans to distribute millions … Read more

Seventeen-year-old dies from coronavirus in New Orleans as Louisiana sees 510 new cases in 24 hours

A 17-year-old from New Orleans has died from coronavirus as the city remains on track to become the next outbreak epicenter in the United States with one of the highest case growth rates in the world.   More than 2,300 people in Louisiana have tested positive for COVID-19 and 83 people have died in the two and … Read more

Ohio and Louisiana order residents to stay home to slow coronavirus spread

Ohio and Louisiana have joined nine other states in ordering residents to stay at home to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.   Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced the ‘stay at home’ directives at press conferences in their respective states on Sunday.  The orders affect some 16 million residents across … Read more

Twelve elderly residents at a Louisiana nursing home test positive for coronavirus

Twelve residents of a Louisiana nursing home have tested positive for coronavirus, the facility confirmed Tuesday.  After the discovery of the first positive resident, Lambeth House, in uptown New Orleans, went into lockdown on Friday.  Of the home’s 268 residents, 26 have been tested for the virus, 17 are in isolation and the results of … Read more

The Holiday Guru answers traveller queries, from Louisiana swamp tours to post-Brexit passport rules

What is the best Louisiana swamp tour and are dogs allowed on UK trains? The Holiday Guru answers traveller queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 10:19 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 10:19 GMT, 15 February 2020 The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. This week passport expiry rules after Brexit … Read more