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Gov. John Bel Edwards on Saturday said he will effectively shut down bars and issue a mask mandate to stem Louisiana's rapidly-rising coronavirus case count. Read the full story
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The Louisiana Dept. of Health reported 2,167 more coronavirus cases, 23 more deaths and 65 more hospitalizations in its daily noon update Saturday. Read the full story
Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey said in an ESPN Radio interview Saturday morning that his concern about the feasibility of playing football is "high to very high," and the deadline for the SEC to decide how it'll proceed with fall athletic seasons amid coronavirus remains la… Read the full story
McKinley High football coach Richard Oliver said the school will stop its conditioning workouts for a 10-day period after learning Friday that a student who had joined the team recently tested positive for COVID-19. Read the full story
A teenage boy's body was recovered from the Amite River in Baton Rouge on Saturday morning after authorities spent hours the day before searching for him, according to a news release. Read the full story
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