Governor John Bel Edwards announces the state has surpassed one million COVID-19 tests administered since March. The governor says testing, contact tracing, and reasonable regulations like mask-wearing while in public can reduce the spread of the coronavirus…
State Attorney General Jeff Landry issues an opinion on the Governor’s Executive Order. Landry says while the mask mandate, 50-person limit, and closure of bars, may be good recommendations they may not be enforced with financial or criminal penalties. Landry said the mandates are not consistent with statutory authority and Constitutional provisions. Landry announced Tuesday he’s tested positive for COVID-19.
The state department of revenue’s website is operating again after technical issues caused problems for first-line workers applying for $250 hazard checks and those filing their state taxes due today.
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education adopts a list of minimum COVID safety standards for school districts. The recommendations cover everything from mandatory face coverings to group size maximums. Some spoke out against the recommendations, including Tangipahoa Parish School Board Member Brett Duncan who says he supports many of the standards, but…
Several school districts have already decided to delay the start of school.
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s deputies are searching for 51-year-old Neil Broussard of Lake Charles who they say fatally two people and left a third-person fighting for her life at a home in Westlake. Sheriff Tony Mancuso says if anyone knows the whereabouts of Broussard, they should call 911 and not attempt to approach him as he is considered armed and dangerous.