Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, right, listens as Alex Billioux, M.D., left, Assistant Secretary of Health for the Louisiana Dept. of Health's Office of Public Health, answers a question at a briefing of media members on the state's coronavirus response at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP, Pool)
March 24, 2020
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March 24, 2020 11:35 p.m.
Trump approves federal disaster declaration for Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — President Donald Trump Tuesday evening granted a federal disaster declaration exists in Louisiana and ordered assistance to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by COVID-19.