Governor John Bel Edwards has extended the statewide stay at home order to May 15th citing concerning levels of case growth in northeast Louisiana, the Baton Rouge area, and Acadiana…
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Edwards said that Vice President Mike Pence was informed of the plan and agreed with it as well.
There are some changes with the new stay at home order. Starting on Friday, restaurants can have customers eat outside of their establishment, but with no waiter service.
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The Louisiana Oil and Gas Association warns the sector is on pace to be hit harder than previously thought, and oil futures are likely to again trade in the negatives. President Gifford Briggs says estimates show the world is producing 30 million barrels of oil a day more than it can consume. He says more than half of state wells are set to shut down as a result.
The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness has opened new drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Ascension and Lafourche Parishes. GOHSEP Deputy Director Casey Tingle says the sites in Donaldsonville and Raceland will be open daily from 8 AM until noon
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They will be at the Donaldsonville Primary School and the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s office range.