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All Cleco offices closed to public, non-critical employees

PINEVILLE – Last Friday, Cleco announced the activation of its Pandemic Response Plan and the practice of “social distancing.”
The company’s social distancing efforts include the closure of all Cleco offices, including its corporate headquarters building in Pineville, to the public with non-critical administrative employees working remotely from home. Employees critical to operations will continue to work as usual while practicing proper hygiene and social distancing.

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LOUISIANA STATE CAPITOL in Baton Rouge

LOUISIANA STATE CAPITOL CLOSEs

Beginning Thursday, March 19 through Monday, March 30th, the Louisiana State Capitol will be closed.
Senate President Page Cortez and Speaker of the House of Representatives Clay Schexnayder, in coordination with other agencies housed in the building, have agreed that closure is necessary to ensure the health and welfare of the public and staff.
The building will be closed to the public and legislative staff will work remotely.
The Capitol will re-open on March 31, when the legislature is set to reconvene the 2020 Regular Legislative Session.

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Missy Abshire, Becky Meaux of the DA’s Office, along with Stephanie Labait and others were in front of the courthouse Tuesday reassigning court dates. They all wore gloves.

Limited public access to Vermilion Parish Courthouse

The Vermilion Parish Police Jury is limiting public access to the Vermilion Parish Courthouse to help prevent possible exposure of COVID-19 to the employees in the Courthouse.
“We hope by limiting access we will be available to provide needed services if the spread of the virus causes more disruptions,” said Police Juror Administrator Keith Roy.
. The Courthouse will be open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday – Friday with the following restrictions.

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St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville.

Catholic Church makes changes to Mass, funerals and weddings

LAFAYETTE — Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel announced the suspension of all public masses across the Diocese of Lafayette until April 13. The bishop’s earlier dispensation on the attendance of Masses remains in place, meaning parishioners are excused from attending.
“Though public Masses have been suspended, our obligation to praying and to sanctifying Sundays and holy Week (beginning Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday) as a sacred time remain an important obligation of faith,” said Deshotel.

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Update: Seventh COVID-19 related death reported in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health reports a seventh death related to COVID-19.
The 72-year-old individual was a Jefferson Parish resident. There is no known connection to the Lambeth House.
The State’s fifth and sixth COVID-19 related deaths were reported earlier on Wednesday. This is the first COVID-19 death in Jefferson Parish.
Going forward, LDH will report COVID-19 related deaths twice per day, at 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., as needed.

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