65 people are dead from the state’s 1,795 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The total number of cases is an increase of 407, the largest single-day rise in the state since the discovery of the first case just over two weeks ago. Governor Edwards calls the jump sobering and concerning.
Ochsner Health answers about their current status in meeting the demand for COVID-19 patients. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Schools have been shut down for a week and a half and will remain that way through at least April 13. The federal government has already granted the state’s request to suspend end-of-year testing and school and district performance scores. Governor Edwards says it’s upsetting that kids are not in school, but keeping children at home will help slow the spread of the coronavirus
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The White House and Senate leaders have agreed on a two-trillion dollar emergency funding bill that will provide cash to most Americans. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says the legislation calls for adults who make less than $75k annually to receive $1,200 check and each child will receive $500. Graves says it is deficit spending that results in the tab being picked up by future generations.
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