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State Rep. Paula Davis, R-Dist. 69, holds a mask to her face as legislators convene in a limited number while exercising social distancing, due to the new coronavirus pandemic, at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, March 31, 2020. They assembled briefly on the last day bills cold be introduced during the legislative session. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

State Rep. Paula Davis, R-Dist. 69, holds a mask to her face as legislators convene in a limited number while exercising social distancing, due to the new coronavirus pandemic, at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, March 31, 2020. They assembled briefly on the last day bills cold be introduced during the legislative session. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

March 31, 2020

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Louisiana waits on ventilator shipment as virus deaths spike
March 31, 2020 4:26 p.m.

Louisiana waits on ventilator shipment as virus deaths spike

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana saw its deadliest day of the coronavirus epidemic Tuesday, as the state awaited a promised shipment of ventilators from the national stockpile to help care for its most fragile COVID-19 patients and braced for a looming weekend deadline when New Orleans hospitals are expected to run out of the breathing machines.