Governor John Bel Edwards says everybody in Louisiana has a role to play in slowing down the spread of the coronavirus. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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SWEPCO announces that an employee at their downtown Shreveport office has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is quarantined. The electric company says that have now shifted to having most of their downtown Shreveport office employees are now working from home until further notice.
The COVID-19 outbreak continues to pummel the stock market as today trading was halted after the DOW was down more than 2100 points. Tulane Professor of Finance Peter Ricchiuti says for younger investors, he’d be hesitant to recommend making any moves because of a built-in advantage.
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Sporting events are being wiped out across nation due to the coronavirus and LSU has not been exempt. All SEC sports events have been axed through March 30th. LSU Baseball coach Paul Mainieri talked to reporters upon hearing the breaking developments and says he is sad for the players as this time in their life they’ll never be able to relive.
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Mainieri says after the hard work being put in by everyone involved with the team, the timing is discouraging but says he’s explained to the players about putting this into perspective.