This is the first weekend of loosened restrictions on businesses since the coronavirus pandemic began. Governor Edwards thinks the state can do this and still keep cases down and manageable…
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The state reported 348 new cases on Friday and 31 more COVID-19 deaths. But hospitalizations dropped by 102 to less than eleven hundred.
Many of Louisiana’s 450,000 small businesses are struggling to make rent amid the COVID-driven economic crisis. Beau Box Commercial Real Estate New Orleans VP Cress Gardner expects when workers are cleared to return to office spaces those environments will reflect the New Normal.
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The National Federation of Independent Business indicates optimism as Louisiana moves into phase one of economic reopening. NFIB state director Dawn Starns says more should be done to target the recovery of Louisiana small business, citing bowling alleys, which are still closed, versus movie theatres which can resume operation today.
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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser calls on Louisianans to kick start the tourism economy by making 2020 the “Year of the Louisiana Road Trip”. W
hile south Louisiana’s iconic festivals may have been canceled, Nungesser says you can still enjoy the coast’s natural offerings.
You can build an itinerary at LouisianaTravel.com/RoadTrip.