COVID 19 VIRUS UPDATE APRIL 20, 2020 The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals reported today( Monday) that Evangeline Parish has 43 confirmed cases of the Corona Virus and no deaths. In neighboring parishes, St. Landry Parish, we have 136 confirmed cases and 20 deaths, in Avoyelles Parish there are 69 cases and 3 deaths, and in Allen Parish there are 79 cases and 9 deaths. Statewide, there are now 24,523 cases and 1328 deaths. There are 1794 virus patients in the hospital around the state with 332 on ventilators.