Governor Edwards says new data appears to show the state’s stay at home order is working to flatten the curve, but now is no time for residents to get complacent…
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The state reported an additional 70-deaths yesterday, bringing the overall total to 582. St. John, Orleans, St. Charles, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. James, West Baton Rouge, and Iberville are among the parishes with some of the highest death rates in the nation.

A Louisiana Oil and Gas Association survey projects more than 23-thousand jobs in the industry are at immediate risk. LOGA President Gifford Briggs says the coronavirus pandemic and an oil glut has dropped the price of oil 66-percent since January first…
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Briggs says there are over 33-thousand oil and gas wells operating in the state and half of those could be shut-in.

A tiger in the Bronx zoo has tested positive COVID-19, so is it possible for your pet to get coronavirus? State public health veternian Doctor Gary Balsamo says it’s unlikely, but there are some steps you should follow to reduce the risk of pets becoming ill from exposure…
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