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State Rep. R. Dewith Carrier, R-Dist. 32, has his temperature taken as he arrives at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Legislators convened in limited numbers, while exercising social distancing due to the new coronavirus pandemic, on the last day bills could be introduced during the legislative session. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

State Rep. R. Dewith Carrier, R-Dist. 32, has his temperature taken as he arrives at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Legislators convened in limited numbers, while exercising social distancing due to the new coronavirus pandemic, on the last day bills could 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.