34 people are dead of the state’s 1,172 confirmed COVID-19 cases. 41 of the state’s 64 parishes are reporting finding the illness.
A Louisiana professor has determined the Bayou State has the fastest growth rates of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the world. Brooke Thorington more.
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The state discovers another cluster of coronavirus cases at a Donaldsville retirement home. Five positive COVID-19 cases were discovered there.
The National Federation of Independent Business says 76% of small businesses are now being negatively impacted by the spread of the coronavirus, up from 23% ten days ago. NFIB state director Dawn Starns says about 68% of small business owners are very concerned about COVID-19 compared to just 16% on the last survey.
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The state has ordered that many businesses shut down in an effort to slow the spread. Starns commends Governor Edwards handling of the pandemic, saying he’s been great at keep businesses in the loop.
LSU says they will only have a limited number of essential personnel on campus as part of the governor’s stay-at-home order. Interim President Dr. Thomas Galligan says only a small number of students remain on campus…