Governor John Bel Edwards says he will consider the implementations of new White House COVID guidelines. The recommendations call for red zone states like Louisiana to close gyms, put tighter restrictions on indoor dining capacity to 25%, and limit gatherings to 10 people.
Louisiana is one of 18 states in the red zone for cases and one of 11 in the red zone for testing positivity. The state added almost another 2,200 cases today.
While the federal government requires COVID tests to be free some patients are finding themselves hit with additional costs like lab fees when they get tested in certain facilities. Ochsner CEO Warner Thomas says all community testing sites are completely free of any charges, but in their urgent cares or if you get tested in the ER…
And if you are uninsured and end up in the ER due to COVID-19?
A West Monroe man is in jail after allegedly getting violent after being denied access to a Walmart for not wearing a facemask. Brooke Thorington has more…
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