The House Governmental Affairs committee hears a resolution this afternoon that seeks to suspend the Governor’s public health emergency as it relates to the coronavirus. House Republican Caucus chairman and Erath Representative Blake Miguez says the objective is to put local leaders in control of reopening the economy.
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Republicans would rather see parish leaders determine if certain businesses should re-open. Governor Edwards has labeled the effort “misguided” and does not believe the House and Senate will pass it…
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Edwards says he extended the stay-at-home order through May 15th because some regions in the state continue to show increased hospitalizations and an increase in new cases.

Since March 22nd over 404,000 Louisianans have received unemployment assistance from the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the highest number ever recorded…
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An LSU Public Policy Lab survey of one-thousand Louisiana adults finds that 50-percent of them say they have followed the stay at home order. Lab Director Dr. Michael Henderson says those age 65 and older were most strict about staying home, with nearly 60% compliance.
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