A House committee approves a Republican-led resolution that would suspend the Governor’s authority to enforce the stay at home order. House Republican Caucus Chairman Blake Miguez of Erath is the author of the measure and argued local governments should establish COVID restrictions, not the Governor.
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Democrats on the committee oppose the resolution. New Orleans Representative Royce Duplessis says the virus doesn’t respect parish lines…
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Despite this argument, the panel sent the resolution to the House floor on a nine to seven vote. If Governor Edwards does not extend the stay at home order, Miguez says he will not push the resolution any further.

Notable names from around Louisiana are joining together to support “Feeding Louisiana Love,” a social media campaign aimed at raising awareness and funding for food banks. Feeding Louisiana executive director Korey Patty says 773,000 Louisiana residents struggle with food security under normal circumstances.
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Notable musicians Amanda Shaw and Hunter Hayes are among those participating with the social media campaign.

The Louisiana Public Health Institute and state health department will host a tele-town hall this afternoon called “COVID-19, Preparing for the next phase. L-D-H Deputy Director Earl Benjamin-Robinson says they’ll discuss a phased re-opening approach and answer questions from the community. It will start at four PM for the Greater Monroe area. For more info go to L-P-H-I-dot org.