310 people have died from the coronavirus in Louisiana and Governor Edwards says modeling done by the University of Washington predicts the state will see 18-hundred COVID-19 deaths even if mitigation efforts are in place through May 30th. Currently, over five-hundred people are on ventilators in Louisiana and Edwards says finding more vents is difficult…
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Edwards says his office has reported cases of price gouging to the Department of Justice.

The price of crude oil surged 25-percent after President Donald Trump posted on Twitter that he expects Russia and Saudi Arabia will step down from their price-cutting war. Also, Senators John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy are asking the president for royalty relief to save Louisiana oil and gas jobs.

The state Department of Education issues guidance for school districts on how to handle the impending graduating class of high school seniors.
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The Department of Children and Family Services says non-custodial parents are still required to pay child support during the coronavirus pandemic. Child Support Enforcement Director Lydia Scales if a parent loses a job and can’t make a payment, call a child support worker…
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