7:30 LRN Newscast March 30

Governor John Bel Edwards says his stay-at-home order might be extended as the number or coronavirus cases continue to grow along with deaths. Edwards’s stay-at-home order is through April 13th, but the governor says it may have to be extended as he expects to be in this fight for a long time…
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The state reported 14 more deaths on Sunday to bring Louisiana’s death toll from COVID 19 to 151.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has extended the country’s social distancing guidelines through April 30th as the initial 15-day period was set to expire today. Our Lady of the Lake Infectious disease specialist Doctor Catherine O’ Neal on why it’s important to stay six feet away from others…
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O’Neal was a guest on Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster on Friday.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission has tripled its staffing for receiving unemployment claims, but they are still asking for the public’s patience. Kevin Barnhart has the story
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A federal inmate at the prison in Oakdale has died from the coronavirus. Saints fans are sad for former quarterback Bobby Hebert. His 81-year-old dad succumbed to the virus over the weekend. And the governor is mourning the death of 33-year-old April Dunn who worked in the Governor’s Office of Disability Affairs.