Category Archives: Politics & Government
Republican lawmakers look revoke the governor's emergency order that's led to a shutdown of businesses
Republican lawmakers who are upset with Governor Edwards extending the stay at home order until May 15th are looking at overriding the emergency declaration. Shreveport Representative Alan Seabaugh sa...
Apr 29, 2020 Shreveport Representative Alan Seabaugh (R)
Governor Edwards thanks the President for federal government's commitment to ramp up testing in Louisiana
Governor Edwards met with President Donald Trump Wednesday in the Oval Office and afterwards praised the federal government's commitment to supply Louisiana with enough test kits so that it can test a...
Apr 29, 2020 ThatMakesThree / CC
Governor Edwards: Feds will help state reach goal of 200,000 COVID-19 tests a month
Governor John Bel Edwards announces the federal government will provide Louisiana with the resources needed to administer 200,000 COVID tests a month. So far just over 150,000 tests have been performe...
Apr 28, 2020
Associated General Contractors of America pushes for increased infrastructure investment to help economy
The Associated General Contractors of America says the pandemic has hit the construction industry hard. Spokesperson Brian Turmail says nationally, 68 percent of construction firms report having at le...
Apr 28, 2020 Jonas Bengtsson / CC
Monroe Mayor chides residents for not social distancing
Governor Edwards extends the stay at home order until May 15th citing concerning COVID-19 case growth in areas outside of the New Orleans epicenter like Monroe. Ouachita Parish reports 651 total cases...
Apr 28, 2020
LABI "disappointed" by stay at home extension
Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Stephen Waguespack says he's disappointed in the Governor's decision to extend the stay at home order to May 15th. Waguespack says the Governor...
Apr 28, 2020
Governor John Bel Edwards extends Stay at Home order until May 15th
Governor Edwards extends the statewide stay at home order to May 15th citing concerning levels of case growth outside of the Metro New Orleans epicenter. Cases have recently increased in northeast Lou...
Apr 27, 2020
Questions remain as to what Louisiana restrictions will look like on May 1
Governor John Bel Edwards could announce today new restrictions on residents and businesses that will go into effect on May 1st. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott says a bi...
Apr 25, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Cassidy details federal efforts to address less talked about economic issues
SBA loans, unemployment insurance, and stimulus checks are the backbone of the federal economic response to coronavirus but Congress has been pushing to address less talked about areas as well. Senato...
Apr 24, 2020 Senator Bill Cassidy (R) - Louisiana
Edwards: state aiming for 200,000 tests a month by May
Governor Edwards says the state is ramping up COVID testing capacity with the goal of being able to perform 200,000 tests in a month by May. Edwards says currently the biggest challenge to meeting tha...
Apr 24, 2020
