Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards will be holding a press conference today at 2:30 pm to announce if the state will be entering Phase 2 of re-opening the state.
The governor says he's optimistic that the state will be ready for Phase 2 of the White House's guidelines for reopening by the tentative date of June 5.
Non-emergency and elective surgeries postponed by the COVID-19 threat will soon be allowed to take place once again in Louisiana hospitals and clinics.
Governor John Bel Edwards announced yesterday that he plans to extend the state's stay-at-home order to coincide with the nation's new April 30 timeline.