June 30, 2022

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University received a significant monetary gift from Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Sisters for the chapel in the University’s new signature building, set to complete in December of this year.

June 30, 2022

All Louisiana children ages six months and up are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) accepting the recommendation of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization of the three-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the two-dose Moderna vaccine. 

June 30, 2022

The newly remodeled blood donor center at Our Lady of the Lake Ascension is now open for both appointments and walk-in donations. Located behind the hospital at 1404 W. St. Clare Boulevard in Gonzales, the updated space is open Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

The center had been operating out of a mobile donation bus since the primary facility flooded during Hurricane Ida in September 2021.  

June 30, 2022

Louisiana Budget Project Executive Director Jan Moller issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision: 

“The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade should serve as a clarion call to Louisiana policymakers to increase the support our state provides to low-income families and communities of color. 

June 30, 2022

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has named Scott Richard, CPA, as its new vice president of finance. 

Richard has been the Our Lady of the Lake director of finance since 2017 and is also currently serving as the Interim chief financial officer for Our Lady of Lourdes.