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The Louisiana Capitol is limiting access to the public because of the coronavirus epidemic, taking temperatures to ensure people entering the building don't have a fever and requiring people to sit apart from each other in committee hearings, on Monday, March 16, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

The Louisiana Capitol is limiting access to the public because of the coronavirus epidemic, taking temperatures to ensure people entering the building don't have a fever and requiring people to sit apart from each other in committee hearings, on Monday, March 16, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

March 17, 2020

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Louisiana to close bars, limit eateries; virus deaths at 3
March 17, 2020 2:42 a.m.

Louisiana to close bars, limit eateries; virus deaths at 3

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An 84-year-old New Orleans man has become the third person in Louisiana to die from the new coronavirus, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Monday as he discussed new statewide restrictions to stop the disease's spread.