COVID-19 cases can be found in 28 parishes and there are 537 positive cases statewide and 14 deaths. This surge in coronavirus activity has prompted Governor Edwards to ask companies with a stockpile of N95 masks to call the Department of Economic Development and donate them to hospitals that are in need of personal protective equipment…
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The statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline has dipped to $1.93, the lowest since 2016. AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says we could see gas prices fall to post nine-eleven numbers…
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Gas prices have fallen 20-cents over the last month.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission executive director Ava Dejoie says the department has been inundated with unemployment assistance claims. Dejoie says staffing of the department has been shifted from other divisions to help process the 30,000+ new claims.
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The first checks are anticipated to be sent out next week. The maximum unemployment benefit is $247 per week.
Food banks across the nation are seeing a surge in those seeking assistance. Second Harvest Food Bank spokesperson Jay Vise says this situation is different from a hurricane because grocery stores are still open, but there are many people including seniors and those with compromised immune systems in which it’s dangerous for them to leave their home
Cut 13 (08) “…dire soon”