You are the owner of this article.A barker outside the Royal House waves in the French Quarter as New Orleans begins to open up again amid the coronavirus pandemic Friday, May 29, 2020.Louisiana saw the number of newly reported infections rise over the past week as cases during the first phase of the state's re-opening began showing up in official data.An analysis by The Times-Picayune and The Advocate of data from the Louisiana Department of Health shows 20% more new infections were reported between May 29 and June 4 than had been detected in the week before, an increase that outpaced the...…You are the owner of this article.A barker outside the Royal House waves in the French Quarter as New Orleans begins to open up again amid the coronavirus pandemic Friday, May 29, 2020.Louisiana saw the number of newly reported infections rise over the past week as cases during the first phase of the state's re-opening began showing up in official data.An analysis by The Times-Picayune and The Advocate of data from the Louisiana Department of Health shows 20% more new infections were reported between May 29 and June 4 than had been detected in the week before, an increase that outpaced the...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Gov. John Bel Edwards issued Sunday a statewide "stay at home" order until April 12, requiring Louisiana residents to shelter in place unless going out for essential tasks, as one of the most stringent steps yet to stanch the “community spread” of COVID-19.Louisiana has the fastest growth rate of confirmed cases in the world, Edwards said, citing a University of Louisiana at Lafayette study. Louisiana ranks third in the nation — behind New York and Washington State — in per capita cases of people infected with the...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Gov. John Bel Edwards issued Sunday a statewide "stay at home" order until April 12, requiring Louisiana residents to shelter in place unless going out for essential tasks, as one of the most stringent steps yet to stanch the “community spread” of COVID-19.Louisiana has the fastest growth rate of confirmed cases in the world, Edwards said, citing a University of Louisiana at Lafayette study. Louisiana ranks third in the nation — behind New York and Washington State — in per capita cases of people infected with the...WW…