Louisiana is shutting down K-12 schools across the state until April 13 and banning public gatherings of more than 250 people, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Friday, the most dramatic steps taken yet in the state to stem the spread of the Coronavirus.
This is effective Monday.
Edwards issued a proclamation around 1 p.m. that orders public schools to close. It also directs many state workers to work remotely.
The state has 33 presumptive positive cases of the new Coronavirus. Most of them are in New Orleans, which officials say has “community spread,” where the virus is being transmitted locally and not because of travel.
