As of last week, 325,000 Louisianans qualified for unemployment insurance placing a heavy burden on the Louisiana Workforce Commission…
The state reports 827 new COVID-19 cases, the biggest single-day case count increase in over a month, due in part to an influx of old results from labs that are just now being reported, including a large lab reporting over 600 cases from tests as far back as March. Total cases: 33,489. Total fatalities: 2,351, up by 36.
Governor Edwards releases a proclamation today that will officially loosen restrictions on restaurants and churches starting tomorrow. Gyms, movie theaters, nail, and hair salons can reopen. Edwards says the proclamation spells out that residents should continue to wear masks, social distance and practice good hygiene
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Edwards says moving to phase one doesn’t mean life returns to pre-coronavirus.
LSU executive deputy athletics director Verge Ausberry says it will be the SEC and university leaders, not the NCAA, who will determine if the Tigers will kick off their football season in September. Ausberry hopes student-athletes can get back on campus in June and says the football coaches returned to their offices about two weeks ago