::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

The blight of the the Coronavirus pandemic may have its greatest impact on Blacks, the poor and the uninsured. The fact is that many minorities are still working "on the front lines" in blue collar positions that are keeping the nation afloat. They are potentially at greater risk and may not have the same means to get help. Blacks and low income people need assurance that they will not be side-lined for testing and treatment during the Coronavirus crisis. In looking at states like Louisiana, currently under state-wide stay-at-home order, a large percentage of the 4.6 million plus residents are not prepared to handle the outbreak, nor is the state itself. Louisiana checks off all of the boxes for instability during a crisis of this magnitude, from dense rural areas of low employment to cities with underemployment to high crime rates. No stranger to unexpected disasters, Louisiana has survived through its share of turbulent times which have negatively imp...