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LAFAYETTE — Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel announced the suspension of all public masses across the Diocese of Lafayette until April 13. The bishop’s earlier dispensation on the attendance of Masses remains in place, meaning parishioners are excused from attending.
“Though public Masses have been suspended, our obligation to praying and to sanctifying Sundays and holy Week (beginning Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday) as a sacred time remain an important obligation of faith,” said Deshotel.

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health reports a seventh death related to COVID-19.
The 72-year-old individual was a Jefferson Parish resident. There is no known connection to the Lambeth House.
The State’s fifth and sixth COVID-19 related deaths were reported earlier on Wednesday. This is the first COVID-19 death in Jefferson Parish.
Going forward, LDH will report COVID-19 related deaths twice per day, at 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., as needed.

St. Mary Magdalen Church sent out an email to all of its parishioner on the status of Mass.
From Fr. Louis Richard and Fr. Donald Bernard
“We will be posting a “Broadcast” of Daily Mass offered by Fr. Louie or Fr. Don here in our church. The Mass will be posted around 9 a.m. daily on our Church website and also our Facebook page.