Louisiana leads the nation in coronavirus cases per capita, but Governor Edwards says there is evidence cases are plateauing. Edwards says the number of coronavirus patients in the hospital has remained flat over the last week, which he says is a sign the mask mandate and the closure of bars is slowing the spread…
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At this time, there are no plans to add any other restrictions.

The Louisiana Revenue Department will begin sending out 250-dollar checks this week to those frontline workers who had to work when the governor’s stay-at-home order went into place. Secretary Kimberly Robinson says they’ve received 205-thousand applications, but not everyone who applied is eligible and they are still accepting applications at front-line-workers-dot-la-dot-gov…
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The state has started cracking down on businesses that are not following COVID restrictions. Kevin Barnhart reports Alcohol Tobacco Control has suspended the permits of four bars…
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On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are working on a new coronavirus relief bill. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says they are looking at trying to help restaurants…
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