The number of coronavirus cases is up to 257 in Louisiana and two more patients died this morning at the Lambeth House, a retirement facility in New Orleans. A total of six people have now died from the virus. Governor Edwards says health experts estimate the state has two weeks to minimize the spread of the coronavirus
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Edwards continues to implore Louisiana residents to wash their hands frequently and practice social distancing.
Congress is working on a massive economic stimulus package that will result in Americans receiving a direct payment from the federal government. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says the goal is for the first check to be issued April 6th
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The Department of Children and Family Services has seen a doubling in the usual number of food stamp applications. Despite the increased work needed to process all the new applications, DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters does not foresee any disruptions to the usual distribution calendar.
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SNAP sends benefits to roughly 770,000 Louisiana residents currently.
A capital region church is continuing to hold services as normal, defying the ban of gatherings of 50 or more people. The Life Tabernacle Church in Central had an around their average attendance of over 1,100 on Sunday. Rev. Tony Spell says they are not pressuring the congregation to show up and says the church also does not have the technology to conduct services remotely.
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Spell believes the virus panic is politically motivated.