The number of people who have died after testing positive for COVID-19 in Louisiana rose by another 90 today to 1,103. 16 of the victims lived at a Veterans Home in St. John the Baptist Parish. Deputy Secretary for the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Julie Baxter-Payer says 26 residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and those who’ve been infected are all in the high-risk group…
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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says the state is working on a set of guidelines to potentially get restaurants and other service industry businesses open in May. Nungesser says if it is safe to lift the stay at home order in May, restaurants could come back under strict guidelines…
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Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin laid out his plans for how the state should handle the presidential primary that was scheduled for this month, but is now being pushed back to July. There’s a lot of concern about people going to the polls, but Ardoin opposes a universal vote by mail system…
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But Senate Republicans are asking Ardoin to come back with a different proposal, because they believe it’s too broad and allows anyone over 18 to vote by mail.

Governor Edwards has said he plans to issue an order that will keep public schools closed for the remainder of the academic year, but the state has not released details on how educators should measure a student’s performance. Edwards says he’s not canceling school, just keeping the campuses closed…
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The governor is expected to release more information at his 4 PM press conference.