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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, center, speaks about "flattening the curve" of the rate of spread of COVID-19 by limiting contact between people, at a briefing of media members on the state's coronavirus response at a press conference at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. Sign language interpreter Daniel Burch is next to him, left. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP, Pool)

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, center, speaks about "flattening the curve" of the rate of spread of COVID-19 by limiting contact between people, at a briefing of media members on the state's coronavirus response at a press conference at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. Sign language interpreter Daniel Burch is next to him, left. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP, Pool)

March 24, 2020

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Trump approves federal disaster declaration for Louisiana
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.