Louisiana Department of Health officials have tested eleven people for the coronavirus, and all have tested negative. State immunization director Dr. Frank Welch says the first thing doctors will test for is the flu, since the symptoms are so similar.
Oil prices plummeted overnight and the price for a barrel of oil now sits in the low to mid 30s. Associate Director of the Tulane Energy Institute Dr. Eric Smith says a big part of the collapse is news that Russia and OPEC will both ramp up oil production in an apparent price war, suppressing global prices.
That news led to a stock market collapse of seven percent, leading to the markets being halted for 15 minutes this morning.
The 2020 legislative session is underway. Kevin Barnhart spoke with a political analyst on what we can except.
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