Governor Edwards says starting Friday the state will move into phase one of the federal economic reopening plan. Matt Doyle has the story…
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National Federation of Independent Business State Director Dawn Starns says operating at 25% of capacity is still a huge hurdle and doesn’t believe employees should count against that number…
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A staple for the dinner table is becoming hard to find as meat shortages are popping up at grocery stores and some fast-food restaurants. LSU Ag Center Professor of Nutrition and Food Science Doctor Louise Wicker says the meat shortage is the result of outbreaks of COVID-19 at meat processing plants, but she says there is meat available in frozen storage…
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Restaurant executives and meat wholesalers say meat shortages and price increases could continue throughout the summer.

The University of Louisiana System says their nine campuses are planning for a return to face-to-face instruction this fall.