Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, at podium, speaks during a news conference updating the status of the coronavirus threat in the state, Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, in Baton Rouge, La. Some of the members of the Unified Command Group are behind him, including, from left, Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser; Jimmy Guidry, M.D., State Health Officer of Louisiana and Louisiana Department of Health Medical Director; Al…
March 13, 2020
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Governor closes schools, delays primary due to coronavirus
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's governor on Friday closed K-12 public schools across the state for roughly a month, postponed the presidential primary until June and banned gatherings of more than 250 people, in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.