Some states are mandating their residents to wear masks in certain public areas, like grocery stores. Governor John Bel Edwards is not certain at this point if he’ll issue a similar mandate. His staff continues to look at what restrictions will be in place in May and one of the provisions could be that masks are required for some workers…
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Edwards is expected to announce the members of his economic resilience task force today.

State Police say they have seen a noticeable decrease in drivers on the roads, but there’s been an increase in careless and distracted driving and that’s led to an increase in fatal wrecks compared to this time last year. Lt. Nick Manale…
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State officials say students will continue education via remote learning for the remainder of the school year as the governor has closed K-12 public schools. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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President Trump is expected to announce new social distancing guidelines today in an effort to re-open the country. Louisiana Senator John Kennedy says we need to trust Americans to reopen the economy in the right places, at the right time. He says if we don’t, the economy will collapse. Some say more coronavirus testing needs to be in place first.