3:30 PM Newscast

President Donald Trump praised Louisiana today for its response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Republican President met with Edwards in the Oval Office today. The Democratic governor says they could not do it without the help of the federal government…
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Edwards is hopeful that additional test kits from the federal government will result in Louisiana testing 200-thousand individuals for the coronavirus next month.

Not all Republicans are happy with Governor Edwards and his extention of the stay at home order until May 15th and are looking at overriding the emergency declaration. The governor’s stay at home order is designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but Shreveport Representative Alan Seabaugh says it’s also forcing people into poverty, especially in parishes that are reporting a small number of cases…

Cut 11 (09) “…of New Orleans.”

Restaurant dining rooms are closed and customers appear to be getting more and more comfortable with grabbing multi-course take-out meals. Raising Cane’s CEO Todd Graves predicts this trend will continue long after the virus is defeated.

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Graves made the comments on Talk Louisiana.

Personal finance website WalletHub says their survey shows 43 percent of Americans are comfort buying, spending more on non-essentials now than they were before the pandemic. Around 60 percent of people aged 30-44 report comfort buying compared to just 32 percent over the age of 59. Analyst Jill Gonzales says in terms of the non-essential purchases, most of it is related to entertainment.

Cut 7 (13) “…people buying toys.”