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Louisiana lawmakers get crash course on coronavirus risks

by Associated Press
| March 12, 2020 12:05 AM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards warned Louisiana residents Wednesday he expects the number of new coronavirus cases to rise in the state, as lawmakers held their first hearings on the outbreak involving public health officials.

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