With the number coronavirus cases continuing to grow along with the deaths, Governor John Bel Edwards says his stay at home order may be extended past April 13th. Edwards continues to be frustrated by the reports of those who are not following the order of 10 people or less…
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Edwards says Louisiana ranks second in the nation in per capita deaths related to COVID-19.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission continues to be flooded with unemployment claims. L-W-C executive director Ava Dejoie says the best way to file is online at Louisiana-works-dot-net and filers need to be patient…
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Restrictions on how many people can enter a hospital have led to an increase in pregnant women turning to midwives to assist in the delivery of their child. Kyra Kana (Con-yah) runs the National Birth House in Broussard says there will be an increase in the number of home births…
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To find a midwife, go to the Louisiana Midwives Association Facebook page.

Our Lady of the Lake infectious disease specialist Dr. Catherine O’Neal says since a COVID-19 vaccine could be over a year away, our best hope to stop the spread of the coronavirus is for people to slowly build up “herd immunity”. She says when you recover from the virus, you make antibodies that prevent you from getting the virus again for a period of time…
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But O’Neal warns we do not currently know long these anti-bodies will last once formed.