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Louisiana responds to coronavirus with rare bipartisanship

by Associated Press
| April 9, 2020 12:03 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A simple gift from a bitter political rival — a medical mask emblazoned with Louisiana's state seal — has helped Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards pound home a bipartisan plea for people to stay at home and avoid spreading the new coronavirus.

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