Governor John Bel Edwards is urging Louisiana residents to comply with the state’s stay at home order as the numbers of coronavirus cases continue to rise sharply. Edwards says the only way to flatten the curve is to the follow the mitgation orders and practice social distancing…
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A pastor in East Baton Rouge Parish has become well known, because he’s defying the governor’s order and holding services with one-thousand people in attendance.

Meanwhile, in New Orleans, the state is moving eleven-hundred beds into the Convention Center as the governor anticipates running out of hospital beds in less than two weeks. He says the New Orleans area could also run out of ventilators by the first week in April. The governor is also concerned about an uptick in cases in Bossier and Caddo Parishes.

Lincoln Parish Sheriff deputies are showing up at residents’ homes with groceries instead of warrants. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The governor’s order that closes state offices includes the Louisiana Lottery. Spokesperson Kim Chopin says if you’ve won a lottery prize this week greater than 600-dollars than you’ll have to hold on to your winning ticket…
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