Governor Edwards will announce at 2:30 whether Louisiana will begin phase one of reopening of the economy on Saturday. Louisiana’s Republican Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Edwards claiming certain regions meet the criteria for reopening. Congressman Garret Graves says a uniform standard across the state is a flawed approach.
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Edwards opposes a regional or parish-by-parish reopening.

Coming up at noon today, the Revenue Estimating Conference will attempt to project how much the state will have available to spend next fiscal year. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the state is bracing for a 500-million to one-point-five billion dollar revenue shortfall…
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Louisiana is ramping up its contact tracing workforce from 70 to 250, with the goal of eventually hiring up to 700 people to track down residents who may have been infected with the coronavirus. Matt Doyle has more…
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