The state's Friday COVID update is continuing the state's regression in the Delta wave of the pandemic.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is ending federal pandemic unemployment aid for its residents Saturday, booting nearly 200,000 people off benefits and cutting the payments to thousands more in the middle of a worsening COVID-19 surge across the state.

The Delta wave of the COVID pandemic is proving to be among the worst waves yet for Louisiana and specifically for the Bayou Region.

The following suspects were arrested in Lafourche Parish on July 27 and 28. 

Wednesday COVID update has added a large surge in our state’s COVID hospitalizations.

A wanted woman was arrested by the Thibodaux Police Department after a traffic stop led authorities to a narcotics arrest.

This July has been the busiest month for positive COVID cases at Lady of the Sea General Hospital since the pandemic began. 

Tuesday's COVID update continues the state's regression in the latest pandemic wave.

The following suspects were arrested in Lafourche Parish on July 26, 2021.

Local doctor Jody Plaisance has a message for locals: Get the COVID vaccine.

Louisiana continues to struggle with the Delta wave of the COVID pandemic.

Thibodaux Regional Health System announced that it has added a Pediatrician to its award-winning medical staff.

The following suspects were arrested in Lafourche Parish on July 25, 2021.

The following suspects were arrested in Lafourche Parish on July 24, 2021.

Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell has been re-elected as a member of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association's Board of Directors.

The following suspects were arrested in Lafourche Parish on July 23, 2021. 

Governor John Bel Edwards said Louisiana’s low vaccination rates are the blame for the state’s currently pandemic spike.

The Lafourche Parish School District has publicly unveiled its back to school plan for the 2021-2022 school year.

No injuries were reported after oilfield service equipment caught fire on a saltwater injection well that a spud barge was tied up to in Leeville.

The state's COVID situation continues to worsen. The state reported large increases in its COVID hospitalizations again today, continuing trends that we've seen in recent weeks as the Delta variant proves more contagious than original strands of the virus.

The following suspects were arrested in Lafourche Parish on July 22, 2021.

The Bayou Community Foundation has awarded more than $200,000 in grants to 30 non-profit organizations working to fill critical needs in the Bayou Region.

Lafourche Parish Government is instituting a mask mandate for unvaccinated individuals at Lafourche Parish government buildings.

The Galliano Pontoon Bridge is closed to vehicular traffic due to a broken cable.

Thursday's COVID update from the Louisiana Department of Health continued the state's fight with the now-fourth wave of the pandemic. 

The following suspects were arrested in Lafourche Parish on July 21, 2021.

By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press

The Lafourche Parish School Board passed a revision to the parish's school bag policy, allowing for more bags to be worn in the upcoming school year.

Herd immunity levels of vaccinations have again enabled Lafourche Parish nursing homes to remain without a reported COVID case for another week.

Louisiana's fourth wave of COVID continues to surge higher.

The following suspects were arrested in Lafourche Parish on July 20, 2021.

A man wanted in Terrebonne Parish has been arrested and taken into custody following a joint operation by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office and the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office.

The Louisiana Department of Health's Tuesday COVID update continues the state's complications in what's now the fourth wave of the pandemic.

Two Danos employees have earned the company's most prestigious honor this week for their work in 2020.

The following suspects were arrested in Lafourche Parish on July 19, 2021.

Coronavirus hospitalizations in Louisiana continue to rise.

The following suspects were arrested in Lafourche Parish on July 18, 2021.

The following suspects were arrested in Lafourche Parish on July 17, 2021.

The following suspects were arrested in Lafourche Parish on July 16, 2021.

The Louisiana Department of Health updated its COVID numbers for the final team of the week today and the new data shows hospitalizations continuing to rise in the state.

The following suspects were arrested in Lafourche Parish on July 15, 2021.