Associated Press

Gov. John Bel Edwards says the state will have 250 workers in place by the end of next week to call people infected with the new coronavirus and track down people they have been in close contact with.

The identities of the officers have not been made public.

Oil prices plunged below zero on Monday as demand for energy collapses amid the coronavirus pandemic and traders didn’t want to get stuck owning crude oil with nowhere to store it.

Economic data continues to show heavy damage to growth.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says “it's just too early to know” when the state can begin loosening social distancing mandates.

Gov. John Bel Edwards says Louisiana is starting to see hospital admission and death rates that could suggest new infections are slowing.

On Sunday he extended the voluntary national shutdown for a month.

Louisiana's governor is asking the White House to declare a major disaster in his state to free up more direct federal aid to cope with the surging coronavirus outbreak.

The state's total case number jumped to 380 Thursday afternoon, up from 280 a day earlier. The death toll stands at 10.

Some cancer surgeries are being delayed, many stent procedures for clogged arteries have been pushed back and infertility specialists were asked to postpone helping patients get pregnant.