Governor John Bel Edwards says the curve has been flattening, but it will not stay that way if residents ignore the stay at home order as they did over the Easter weekend. Edwards says the Unacast Social Distancing Dashboard tracks movement by cell phone GPS data and Louisiana is not performing well…
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A lot of people apparently got together over the Easter Weekend for crawfish or maybe a backyard barbeque. Did you have trouble finding beef? Chairperson of the Louisiana Beef Industry Council Amelia Kent says the coronavirus has closed some meat plants. Kent says the disruption is trickling back to the farm level as cattle coming out of feed yards are having no way to advance into harvesting.
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The Governor indicates a proclamation is coming today that will keep schools closed for the remainder of the school year. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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