Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, at podium, speaks during a news conference updating the status of the coronavirus threat in the state, Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, in Baton Rouge, La. Some of the members of the Unified Command Group are behind him, including, from left, Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser; Jimmy Guidry, M.D., State Health Officer of Louisiana and Louisiana Department of Health Medical Director; Alex Billioux, M.D., Assistant Secretary of Health for the Louisiana Department of Health's Office of Public Health; Ava Dejoie, Secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission; Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon and Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP)
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