Rio Grande Guardian By Ron Whitlock -March 23, 2020
Podcast: Lucio: Let’s look at closing the Texas-Louisiana border
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – State Sen. Eddie Lucio wants Gov. Greg Abbott to consider closing the Texas border with Louisiana because of a spike of coronavirus cases that could have occurred after Mardi Gras.
The world-renowned festival, held every February in New Orleans, draws tens of thousands of revelers. According to a database maintained by the New York Times, the state of Louisiana has seen a recent spike in confirmed cases of COVID-19.
At press time, Louisiana had 1,172 confirmed cases, with 34 people dying from the disease. Many of the cases are in the New Orleans area. Texas, by contrast, had 668 confirmed cases and seven deaths.
In an interview, Sen. Lucio said he is worried about COVID-19 spreading from Louisiana to Texas.
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