BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 17 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on April 16: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the creation of Resilient Louisiana, a state commission charged with examining Louisiana's economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic and making recommendations for more resilient business-related activities and commerce in the coming months. The 18-member panel includes Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, and will be co-chaired by Louisiana Economic Development Secretary  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 13 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards on Sunday declared a State of Emergency following severe weather in the state, which included large hail and several strong tornadoes. Gov. Edwards will tour tornado damage in North Louisiana on Monday. During the early morning on April 12, a line of severe thunderstorms moved across Louisiana, bringing with it heavy rainfall, wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour, large hail (  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 15 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on April 14: Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the following statement as Louisiana's death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 1,000 on Tuesday. At the state's noon update, the Louisiana Department of Health reported 129 additional deaths, bringing the death total to 1,013. Not every death reported Tuesday occurred within 24 hours, as reporting to the state may take several days. Gov. Edwards said: "T  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 16 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a proclamation closing K-12 public schools in Louisiana to students until the end of the current school year, with students getting their education via remote learning, as the state continues to fight the spread of COVID-19. "Closing public schools in Louisiana for the remainder of the year is not a choice I was excited to make, but it is one that is necessary to prot  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 15 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news release: New Orleans Pelicans superstar Zion Williamson has teamed up with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry in a new Public Service Announcement video alerting the public to be vigilant against scammers looking to profit off the Coronavirus crisis. "When it comes to keeping Louisiana safe, we are all on one team," said Williamson. "Be on the lookout for con artists who are trying to take   more