Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards will be holding a press conference today at 2:30 pm to announce if the state will be entering Phase 2 of re-opening the state.
The governor says he's optimistic that the state will be ready for Phase 2 of the White House's guidelines for reopening by the tentative date of June 5.
Governor John Bel Edwards announced yesterday that he plans to extend the state's stay-at-home order to coincide with the nation's new April 30 timeline.
Two-term District Court Judge Jessie LeBlanc resigns in the wake of a scandal involving her use of racist slurs in text messages sent to a Sheriff’s Deputy she was allegedly having an affair with.