Republican and Democratic Congressional leaders are expected to discuss this week a 5th coronavirus relief funding bill. Senator John Kennedy says it’s unclear what this round of aid may look like, but he doubts it will be as broad as past COVID stimulus bills.
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Kennedy says he’s concerned about the rate of spending on COVID economic bills and he says the only way for the economy to survive is for Americans to get back to work.

Assistant health secretary Doctor Alex Billioux says a CDC investigation in Missouri involving two hairstylists who tested positive shows the effectiveness of masks in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Billioux says the hairstylists wore masks and none of their 136 customers and co-workers they were in close contact with ended up testing positive…
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Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Stephen Waguespack says the tort reform bill signed by Governor John Bel Edwards will help begin the process of rebuilding Louisiana’s insurance markets. Waguespack says Louisiana has had one of the highest auto insurance rates in the country long enough…
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Supporters say the tort reform bill will change the state’s civil litigation system and result in fewer lawsuits filed because of car accidents and reduce the damages awarded.

White House Coronavirus guidelines call for gyms to be closed in high transmission coronavirus states like Louisiana. Governor Edwards has yet to make that decision, but if gyms are ordered closed again, LSU Health New Orleans Clinical Exercise Physiologist Dr. Melinda Southern says there are exercises you can do at home to continue to do to stay in shape.
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