BESE formally adopts a list of minimum safety standard recommendations like mandatory face coverings and busing policy for schools to implement before classes begin. Matt Doyle covered the meeting…
A statewide mask mandate went into effect Monday and bars are also closed. White House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx says you should not have large gatherings at your house either…
The Louisiana Department of Revenue says a computer network connectivity problem created issues earlier today with the website where front-line workers can apply for a 250-dollar “hazard pay” check. Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson Frontlineworkers.la.gov began accepting applications at midnight and by seven AM they accepted more than 14-thousand applications. Robinson says they have funding available for 200-thousand applicants…
At around 2:00 this afternoon the web page was back up and accepting applications.
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.