Hospitals in Louisiana are facing staffing shortages due to COVID-19 and having trouble filling the void. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The C-D-C has changed the guidelines for returning to work after a person tests positive for COVID. Instead of having to quarantine for 14 days, the C-D-C says a person can return to work after 10 days since the first symptoms and the CDC no longer recommends a person to get repeatedly tested before returning to work.

New Orleans is famous for its to-go cups, but you can not get one now in the Big Easy. The city has ordered bars completely closed and put further restrictions on gatherings. New Orleans Health Director Doctor Jennifer Avegno says the city has seen an unfavorable trend when it comes to its COVID-19 data
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Hanna has been upgraded to a Hurricane this morning as the Category One storm is set to make landfall later today along Texas’ southern coast. Southwest Louisiana is under a coastal flood advisory until noon and State Climatologist Barry Keim says Hanna will bring Louisiana waves of rain, so be prepared…
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No flood watched are posted.