April 7, 2020

Baton Rouge
Louisiana could be ‘flattening the curve’ for coronavirus, and it’s because of social distancing
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/coronavirus/article_a1bed274-783f-11ea-ae9c-23046e54d387.html#utm_source=email&utm_campaign=BRDaily&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=headline&uid=9b5bed44-7e5e-4667-b052-24855b105d2c

Hammond
Southeastern’s Small Business Development Center to offer SBA loan webinars
https://www.livingstonparishnews.com/breaking_news/southeasterns-small-business-development-center-to-offer-sba-loan-webinars/article_c7c53e34-781e-11ea-9c83-9f775f25fa12.html

Lafayette
UL Lafayette statement on the death of Dr. Ray P. Authement
https://wgno.com/news/ul-lafayette-statement-on-the-death-of-dr-ray-p-authement/

Acadiana leaders, organizations celebrate the life of Ray Authement, UL’s longtime leader
https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2020/04/06/ull-ray-authement-life-celebrated-acadiana-leaders-organizations/2954429001/

Lake Charles
McNeese showcases highest-achieving students
https://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/AmPress/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=AMP%2F2020%2F04%2F07&id=Ar00801&sk=8963FBB9&viewMode=text

Monroe
ULM food pantry remains open to help students
https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/education/2020/04/02/ulm-food-pantry-remains-open-help-students/5111879002/

Turrentines donate $1M to ULM College of Business and Social Sciences
https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/education/2020/04/07/turrentines-donate-1-m-ulm-college-business-and-social-sciences/2958786001/

ULM students receive assistance from emergency fund
https://www.myarklamiss.com/lifestyle/health/coronavirus/ulm-students-receive-assistance-from-emergency-fund/

Natchitoches
NSU WRAC offering online exercise classes to help quarantiners stay fit
https://natchitochesparishjournal.com/2020/04/07/nsu-wrac-offering-online-exercise-classes-to-help-quarantiners-can-stay-fit/

New Orleans
Universities and colleges pitch in supplies, time and expertise to aid coronavirus battle
https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_e1bacae2-782e-11ea-b356-6be8de8e936a.html

Regional/National
Ex-Tar Heel George Lynch Trying To Raise Money For Small Black College Student-Athletes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissheridan/2020/04/05/ex-tar-heel-george-lynch-trying-to-raise-money-for-small-black-college-student-athletes/#2e9cd6761140

Why the coronavirus crisis could hit historically black colleges and universities especially hard
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/04/07/why-coronavirus-crisis-could-hit-historically-black-colleges-universities-especially-hard/