Senator Bill Cassidy says the Trump Administration is looking to implement mass coronavirus immunity testing within the next one to three months. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Many families in the Monroe area are looking at a lengthy rebuild after a strong storm system blew through yesterday damaging an estimated 250 to 300 homes. Significant damage was done to the Monroe Regional Airport, which is closed. Thousands are without power, but no fatalities reported.

LSU Health Shreveport Chancellor Dr. G.E. Ghali urges those who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate their plasma so it can be used to treat critically ill patients. Ghali says donors must have tested positive for the virus, but are now symptom-free for two weeks and tested negative, or symptom-free for 28 days.
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Ghali says the plasma from COVID-19 survivors has shown early encouraging results when used to treat critically ill coronavirus patients.

The governor’s stay at home order lasts until April 30th, but many businesses that are closed now are hoping on May first they can re-open. Oil City Representative Danny McCormick is calling on the state to create a plan to return to work in a responsible manner by May 1st…
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McCormick says COVID-19 has killed over 800 Louisians but so does poverty.