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La. Gov. Edwards Signs Order Closing Louisiana Schools for Remainder of Current School Year, Remote Learning Will Continue
April 16, 2020
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 . . .

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