Chairman of Louisiana’s House delegation Blake Miguez is encouraging Governor John Bel Edwards to reopen businesses on May 1st under the guidelines provided by the White House…
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But Edwards says the state has yet to meet the thresholds under White House guidelines that would allow him to re-open businesses after the current stay at home order expires April 30th.

But the Governor is revising his order so that starting on Monday surgical procedures can resume to treat an emergency or time-sensitive medical condition. A surgery can also take place to avoid an underlying health condition from getting worse. But State Health Officer Doctor Jimmy Guidry says not every procedure will be deemed necessary…
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The state Department of Education releases a survey that finds all 69 public school districts are offering some level of distance education while campuses are closed. But D-O-E spokesperson Sydni Dunn says…
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The study found that many students and teachers do not have the right technology to maximize learning, 28-percent of students do not have access to a computer.

LSU Health Shreveport is using a three-d printer to produce nasal swabs for COVID-19 test. Molecular and cellular physiology professor Dr. Steven Alexander hopes the extra swab availability will lead to testing of individuals who are not showing any symptoms
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Alexander hopes they’ll be able to produce a thousand nasal swabs a day by the end of the week.