Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards answers questions from reporters about his state's rapid escalation of coronavirus cases, on Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
March 27, 2020
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March 27, 2020 4 p.m.
Analysis: Louisiana lawmakers face budget tumult amid virus
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana lawmakers who choose to show up Tuesday for a workday at the state Capitol will return to a political landscape reshaped by the coronavirus and to budget plans left in tatters by the state's worsening outbreak.