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U.S. Surgeon General VADM Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H., right, squirts hand sanitizer into Gov. John Bel Edwards, left, palm as the pair talk about the coronavirus at a press conference at the state capital Thursday March 12, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP)/The Advocate via AP)

U.S. Surgeon General VADM Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H., right, squirts hand sanitizer into Gov. John Bel Edwards, left, palm as the pair talk about the coronavirus at a press conference at the state capital Thursday March 12, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP)/The Advocate via AP)

March 13, 2020

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Louisiana governor moves primary because of coronavirus
March 13, 2020 4:57 p.m.

Louisiana governor moves primary because of coronavirus

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's governor Friday postponed the state's presidential primaries due to fears of the coronavirus, making it the first state to push back its election because of the outbreak.