Governor Edwards will announce whether or not the state will move into Phase Three this afternoon. Brooke Thorington has the story.
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Laine Hardy, the Livingston Parish singer and songwriter who won American Idol last year, announces he has contracted COVID-19. The 19-year-old says the symptoms are mild and he is now at home recovering in quarantine.
The Department of Health is aiming to prevent crisis situations with the launch of the Behavioral Health Recovery Outreach Line. Assistant secretary of the Office of Behavioral Health Karen Stubbs says this line is aimed at relapse prevention in those struggling with stress during the pandemic.
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The phone number is 1-833-333-1132.
Saturday was the first day of early voting for the July 11th Presidential Preference Primary and election officials say they’ve already received 48-thousand mail-in ballots. Anyone who is at a high risk of severe illness from COVID-19, caring for a high-risk person, or experiencing COVID symptoms, can also request an absentee ballot. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says more than 116-thousand absentee ballots have been requested…