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Edwards to keep Louisiana coronavirus restrictions in place

by Associated Press
| August 4, 2020 11:03 AM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday that he'll continue Louisiana's statewide mask mandate and the business restrictions he enacted to combat the coronavirus outbreak for at least three more weeks, despite lawsuits seeking to upend the orders.

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