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Carlos Thomas: A lot of slabs
of ribs being ordered..a lot
of slabs of ribs.OWNER OF
MEMPHIS BBQ IN BATON ROUGE,
CARLOS THOMAS SAYS HE'S SEEN
AN UNUSUALLY HIGH SPIKE IN
BUSINESS, LEADING UP TO THE
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.Carlos
Thomas: So I would say
probably a 50 percent increase
at the very minimum in calls
as a result of COVID.EARLIER
THURDAY, LOUISIANA GOVERNOR
JOHN BEL EDWARDS STRESSED THE
IMPORTANANCE OF TAKING
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND
HELPING PREVENT THE SPREAD OF
THE VIRUS.Gov. John Bel
Edwards: Any gatherings should
be small. If you have people
who are not from the same
household you need to keep
physically distant. You need
to wear your mask, wash your
hands, and anybody who is
sympthmatic, sick for whatever
reason that need to stay home
and not participate.Deborah
Leah Birx: You need to assume
that until you get tested that
you could have the virus
because you may be
A-symptomatic and that you may
unintentionally spread it to
your Mom, your Grandparents,
or your Aunts and Uncles with
co-morbities or even your
young cousin.WITH FEWER
FAMILIES DOING THEIR OWN
COOKING THIS WEEKEND, THOMAS
SAYS HE'S HAPPY TO DO HIS PART
IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF
THE VIRUS.Carlos Thomas: We
are open Satuday, we are not
open Sunday or Monday and so
we are going to have people
coming to pick up orders at
Millineal Park.CRYSTAL
WHITMAN, FOX 44 NEWS.
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THE WHITE HOUSE IS ALSO
ECHOING EDWARDS' MESSAGE.
THEY'RE URGING PEOPLE TO WEAR
MASKS AND PRACTICE SOCIAL
DISTANCING DURING THE LABOR
