Governor Edwards recommends boycotting businesses that do not enforce social distancing and mask recommendations. Edwards told a caller on his monthly call-in show, Ask the Governor, that the government can’t mandate mask use and social distancing, but the market can…
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Edwards made the comments in light of recent jumps in positive COVID cases.

The state has made the decision to allow live music indoors, but bars, clubs, and restaurants have to follow stringent guidelines. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning…
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One stipulation calls for the venue’s air conditioning system to exchange the air at a minimum of six times an hour.

Lower paying employers can report employees for refusing to return to work because unemployment benefits pay better. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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A bill has started to make its way through the legislative process that would provide employees at a grocery store, bus drivers, nurses, EMS workers and other first responders with a 250-dollar check for hazard pay. There’s bipartisan support to help out those who were required to work when the coronavirus crisis began. The measure awaits discussion on the House floor.