Louisiana has 1,795 positive cases of Coronavirus and 65 deaths. Governor John Bel Edwards says the growth in cases is very alarming. The state health department says 491 of the patients are hospitalized and 163 of them are on ventilators. Edwards says the ventilator situation is concerning because many patients already rely on ventilators for other respiratory issues…
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Edwards says the only way for the state to flatten the curve is to adhere to his stay at home order and practice social distancing. Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson echos those remarks…
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You can hear the entire interview with Benson at pelicans-dot-com.

Last night the U-S Senate approved a two-point-two trillion-dollar economic rescue package that will provide businesses, workers and the health care system with much-needed cash. Kevin Barnhart has more from Senator John Kennedy…
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And the two-point-two trillion-dollar relief bill will also provide one-time direct payments to Americans, 12-hundred dollars per adult for those that makeup to 75-thousand dollars a year.

The House is expected to vote on the measure tomorrow.