At his briefing today Governor Edwards announces that K-12 school campuses across the state will remain closed for the remainder of the current school year for students.
The state currently has 21,951 coronavirus cases and 1,103 fatalities from COVID-19
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell extends the stay in shelter order for the city until May 16th.
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee has asked Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin to revise his plan for the July 11th presidential primary over concerns that his proposal that expands mail-in voting to too many people. Shreveport Senator Barry Milligan says the more people who can vote mail, the greater chance for fraud. Ardoin countered his argument.
The governor’s current stay at home order lasts through April 30th and Governor John Bel Edwards has indicated he could extend it. He says when the green light is given to open up more businesses, social distancing will continue, along with other measures. Edwards says the new normal will also have reduced occupancy limits…
St. John the Baptist remains one of the highest county/parishes per capita in COVID-19 deaths largely because of an outbreak at a veterans’ home in Reserve that’s killed 16. Deputy Secretary for the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Julie Baxter-Payer says the facility saw its first resident show symptoms March 19th, and…