Governor Edwards says the state’s fight against the spread of COVID-19 is seeing encouraging numbers. Edwards says over the last three days, the deaths reported have been the lowest seen in over a month. He says residents are taking mitigation efforts seriously.
Cut 4 (10)_ “…out and about.”
The state reported 22 deaths on Monday, after reporting 19 on Sunday and 23 on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association says 78-percent of oil producers have already begun taking steps to shut-in production. LOGA spokesperson Kati Hyer says shuttering is happening at an alarming rate…
cut 14 (08) “….if they shut-in”
The State Fire Marshal encourages business owners to sign up for reopening updates at Open-Safely-Dot-LA-Dot-Gov. Matt Doyle has more…
Cut 1 (29) “I’m Matt Doyle”

The Legislature’s chief economist tells the House Appropriations Committee to expect a big drop in available revenues for next fiscal year’s budget. Greg Albrecht says all you have to do is look at the price of oil.
Cut 23 (09) “…etcetera.”