Today marks the start of the third week of the governor’s stay at home order which resulted in the closure of several businesses leading to over 72-thousand jobless claims to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. In Louisiana, the maximum benefit for those who file for unemployment is 247-dollars a week, but Governor John Bel Edwards says the economic relief package approved by Congress will mean an additional 600-dollars a week for unemployed workers…
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The L-W-C says they are still waiting for funding for that extra 600-dollars.

State Immunization Director Doctor Frank Welch says he’s waiting for a test to become more available that can determine if a person had COVID-19, but never knew they had the virus…
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It’s called immune tests and Welch says a couple of hospitals in Louisiana have them.

High school students now have until September 30th to submit ACT scores to LOSFA to qualify to receive the TOPS scholarship. Matt Doyle has more.
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Louisiana had its biggest jump in reported deaths yesterday since the coronavirus outbreak began. The Louisiana Health Department reported 68 more fatalities to bring the state’s death toll to 477. Legendary Saints kicker Tom Dempsey died on Saturday night from complications of COVID-19. He was 73-years-old.