Governor Edwards made the major announcement that the state can begin reopening on Friday and that Louisiana meets the criteria laid out by the White House for phase one reopening. He also expects many of the businesses allowed to reopen will put protective measures in place for the safety of their customers and employees…
Edwards says businesses and churches can go to open-safely-dot-la-dot-gov to find out how the new order will impact them.
The Revenue Estimating Conference has agreed to dramatically lower the revenue forecast for the fiscal year that begins July 1st. The Legislature’s Chief Economist Greg Albrecht says not only are tax collections down, but 310-thousand people have filed for unemployment and a recent study found that one out of every four people are out of work in New Orleans…
A resolution is headed to the full House that would suspend hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes on the oil industry for one year. Matt Doyle has the story.
The University of Louisiana system announces plans for the nine-member institutions to resume in-person instruction this fall. UL System President and CEO Jim Henderson says “The University Experience is more than just attending class and we are optimistic with the right safeguards in place and following the guidance of health experts they we will be able to safely return to campus in August.”