The state health department reports that 130 nursing home residents are among the 652 people in Louisiana who have died from COVID-19. Office of Public Health director, Doctor Alex Billioux, says it’s critical that employees at these facilities practice social distancing when they are away from work
COVID-19 cases have been reported in 93 nursing homes in Louisiana.
Senator John Kennedy anticipates Congress will authorize an additional 250 billion dollars in funding for a Small Business Administration loan program designed to prop up companies during the coronavirus shutdown. Kennedy says it’s a lot of money to throw around but it’s vital it be done so that the economy can be saved. He says COVID-19 kills, but so does poverty.
Governor John Bel Edwards says the Easter holiday is no excuse to stop social distancing…
Edwards says he has no issue with crawfish boils for families that live together, but it shouldn’t be turning into a block party or a family reunion.
Louisiana Crawfish Farmer’s Association President David Savoy agrees that the public needs to socially distance and not plan to hold any large crawfish boils, but says the industry is desperate for aid and looking at sales only 40 percent of what they were last year. Savoy says Easter is the industry’s Super Bowl, and they’re projecting a massive drop-off relative to even a usual off-year.
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