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![Oil Prices Plummet Again](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2016/06/GettyImages-81956946.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Oil Prices Plummet Again
Economic data continues to show heavy damage to growth.
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President Trump Unveils Phased Approach to Reopening Economy
New White House guidelines outline a phased approach to restoring normal commerce and services, but only for places with strong testing and seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases.
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GOP Senators Reject Wider Mail-in Vote for Louisiana Primary
Republican state senators have blocked an emergency plan to expand early voting and mail-in balloting options for Louisiana’s July presidential primary in response to the coronavirus.
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Beef Industry Feeling Impact of COVID-19
Chair of the Louisiana Beef Industry Council Amelia Kent says some of the slowdown is coming from sick workers while others are pausing operations to undergo deeper sanitation measures.
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Obama Endorses Biden, Says Former VP Has ‘Qualities We Need’
Former President Barack Obama has endorsed Joe Biden in a video saying Biden has “all the qualities we need in a president right now.”
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Edwards: ‘Too Early to Know’ When Louisiana Can Relax Orders
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says “it's just too early to know” when the state can begin loosening social distancing mandates.
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Louisiana Presidential Primary Pushed Back Again, to July 11
Gov. John Bel Edwards has again delayed Louisiana’s presidential primary because of the coronavirus, this time to July 11.
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Immunity Testing a Potential Route Back to Normalcy
Senator Bill Cassidy says the feds are drawing up plans to conduct mass coronavirus immunity testing as one way to expedite a return to normal life.
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Bernie Sanders Endorses Former Rival Joe Biden for President
Bernie Sanders has endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy.
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CDC: Mardi Gras May Figure in Count of Louisiana Virus Cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an influx of tourists for Mardi Gras in February may be a reason why Louisiana has a higher rate of COVID-19 cases than other Southern states.
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Governor To Create Task Force On Virus’s Racial Disparities
African Americans account for one-third of Louisiana's population, but they represent more than 70% of the state's deaths from COVID-19.
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Edwards: K-12 Schools Likely to Stay Closed for School Year
Gov. John Bel Edwards says he’s likely to keep Louisiana’s K-12 public schools shuttered for the rest of the school year because of the coronavirus.
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Record 16.8 Million Have Sought US Jobless Aid Since Virus
More than one in 10 workers have lost their jobs in just the past three weeks to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Bernie Sanders Drops Out Of Presidential Race
The Vermont senator’s announcement makes Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in November.
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Governor Edwards: Louisiana May be Turning the Corner on Virus
Gov. John Bel Edwards says Louisiana is starting to see hospital admission and death rates that could suggest new infections are slowing.
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NYC Virus Deaths Exceed 3,200, Topping Toll for 9/11 Attacks
New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed the number of those killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11 .
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New Louisiana Medicaid Director Begins Job in Virus Outbreak
Ruth Johnson started the job Monday in the middle of the coronavirus epidemic.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Moved to Intensive Care
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened.
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‘Surreal': NY Funeral Homes Struggle as Virus Deaths Surge
Many funeral homes in New York and around the globe are in crisis as they try to meet surging demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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U.S. ‘Wasted’ Months Before Preparing For Virus Pandemic
The first alarms sounded in early January that the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China would ignite a global pandemic.