House Republican Caucus Chairman Blake Miguez has asked the governor to reopen the state’s economy on a parish-by-parish basis, starting on May 1st. Miguez says a long-term statewide shutdown is not sustainable…
cut 13 (09) “….detrimental”
But Governor Edwards says a re-opening of the economy will occur once the state meets certain thresholds that the White House has laid out. He says Louisiana needs to have a two-week window where there is a downward trajectory in the numbers of people with COVID-19 symptoms, which includes known cases and hospitalizations…
cut 11 (09) “…stay at home”
The governor’s current stay at home order lasts until April 30th.

LSU Health Shreveport is using a 3D printer to produce nasal swabs for its COVID-19 testing lab. Molecular and cellular physiology professor Doctor Steven Alexander says the goal is to produce about a thousand swabs a day…
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Doctor Alexander says once they produce enough for their own lab, they plan to share with other hospitals in their area.

The state department of education has conducted a survey that has found all 69 school districts are offering some level of continuous education. But state department of education spokesperson Sydni Dunn says they also found 28-percent of students do not have access to a computer and one out of four students are also not getting feedback on the work they are doing…
cut 9 (12) “…on both”