As the number of COVID-19 cases rises in Louisiana the Governor says the state is looking at all of its options to respond to the potentially impending healthcare emergency…
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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise has decided to self-quarantine after fellow Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida tested positive for COVID-19. Scalise said he had a lengthy meeting with him late last week.

An eighth person in Louisiana has died from the coronavirus, as St. James Parish hospital announces a patient over the age of 60, who had underlying health conditions succumbed to the virus.

Some say the Governor is overstepping his authority by closing some businesses and limiting public gatherings. But during a coronavirus media briefing, Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry said John Bel Edwards has the authority.
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In a Facebook video post, Congressman Clay Higgins questioned whether Edwards’s order limiting public gatherings could be enforced.

New Orleans is the epicenter of the coronavirus spread in Louisiana. Out of the 280 cases, 196 are in Orleans Parish and there’s 45 more in Jefferson Parish. Chair of the Global Community Health Department of Tulane’s School of Public Health Doctor Richard Oberhelman says Mardi Gras parades possibly played a role…
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