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A container of disinfectant wipes sits next to the desk of Rep. Jerome Zeringue, R-Houma, during the start of the 2020 general legislative session in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, March 9, 2020. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced at the session that the state's first confirmed case of the COVID-19 Coronavirus was discovered today in Jefferson Parish. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A container of disinfectant wipes sits next to the desk of Rep. Jerome Zeringue, R-Houma, during the start of the 2020 general legislative session in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, March 9, 2020. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced at the session that the state's first confirmed case of the COVID-19 Coronavirus was discovered today in Jefferson Parish. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

March 11, 2020

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Louisiana declares public health emergency for coronavirus
March 11, 2020 8:45 p.m.

Louisiana declares public health emergency for coronavirus

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a public health emergency in Louisiana on Wednesday as the number of new coronavirus cases in the state continued to grow.