Thursday, December 30, 2021 BusinessCoronavirus Gov. Edwards urges mitigation measures to slow omicron spread By Daily Report Staff - December 30, 2021 FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint (iStock) Gov. John Bel Edwards addressed the fifth wave of COVID-19 during a news conference this afternoon, urging Louisiana residents to adhere to measures aimed at slowing the virus’s spread and to ge… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.