Today at the Baton Rouge Press Club Governor Edwards announced the creation of a coronavirus task force and says if a case develops in Louisiana it will be announced by his administration…
Edwards encourages citizens not to panic over the news of the reported deaths in the U-S but to gather facts from reputable sources like the CDC and the Louisiana Department of Public Health.
And Senator Bill Cassidy says after his experience with Katrina, he’s proposing a federal bank account where public health has immediate access to funds in order to speed its response.
The investigation continues today into the weekend house fire in Alexandria that killed four people, including three children. Alexandria Fire Department Chief Larry King says the deadly blaze started late Saturday night and half the home was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived…
Houma Republican Tanner Magee files a House bill that would allow companies to use independent contractors to deliver alcohol. Current law says alcohol home deliveries have to be conducted by an hourly-wage employee of the business.
Cut 13 (10) “…deliver their products.”
Rouses Supermarket facilitates deliveries through independent contractors. Recent changes for food delivery service Waitr now follow that same model.