State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley provides the House Education Committee with the guidelines on reopening schools safely. Jeff Palermo has more…
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The state reports just over 1700 new COVID-19 cases, bring the total to just shy of 80,000. The presumed recovered number updated every Monday is now at 46,334. Hospitalizations increase to 1,308. Fatalities increase by 7 to a statewide total of 3,315.

Governor Edwards’ statewide mask mandate is now in effect.  The new order comes following the state reporting some of the highest new daily case counts of the pandemic.  Face coverings are required both indoors and outdoors when physical distancing is not possible. The order comes with a few exemptions, including people with certain medical conditions. Edwards says he knows that the mask mandate will be controversial, but adds he believes the people Louisiana will be resilient.
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Opponents of the Governor’s statewide mask mandate say Governor Edwards should not have the authority to make decisions like this by himself. Oil City Representative Danny McCormick is a signee of a Legislative effort to suspend the Governor’s public health emergency declaration. McCormick says the Governor should not have the authority to make such an important decision unilaterally.
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