ADA, Oklahoma, Dec. 30 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: A Chickasaw doctor practicing in Louisiana went from battling COVID-19 on the front lines to fighting for his life. With the help of other health care professionals and the support of his wife and three young children, Dr. Grant Lashley persevered and is now in recovery. Dr. Lashley was working in an emergency room in April 2020, soon after COVID-19 was declared a na more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 1 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Dec. 31: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be available to pharmacies statewide in limited supply beginning January 4 to be administered to people 70 and older and additional health care workers. The initial supply of vaccine will be extremely limited and people must contact a designated pharmacy to make appointments before going in to be vaccinated. At this  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 29 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news release: Celebrating the New Year is a time for laughter, celebration, and goal-setting. And after a year like 2020, you probably think everyone is excited to begin a new journey around the Sun. But for victims of domestic violence, this can be a scary and dangerous time. Studies show incidents of domestic violence are higher on New Year's Day than the normal daily average. Increased stress and  more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Dec. 31 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Hannah Josephson, a double major in Political Science and Modern Language (French) with a minor in history and a member of Louisiana Tech's Class of 2020, has been chosen for a prestigious internship as a lingual analyst for Nonviolence International-NY (NVINY), an organization dedicated to advocating for nonviolent solutions through peace education and international advocacy. Hannah Josephson"It is my absolute  more PR