Gov. Edwards Announces New Text Alert System to Provide Timely COVID-19 Updates Thu, 04/02/2020 - 5:13pm BATON ROUGE — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a new text alert system that will provide timely COVID-19 updates and ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today! Read more about Gov. Edwards Announces New Text Alert System to Provide Timely COVID-19 Updates