Shreveport Mayor in quarantine after testing positive for COVID

Makenzie Boucher, Shreveport Times

The Shreveport Mayor's Office announced on Christmas Eve that Mayor Adrian Perkins has tested positive for COVID-19.

This comes after a recent surge in COVID. The Louisiana Department of Health reported 2,835 COVID-19 cases on Dec. 23 for one day of testing.

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Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins on November 24, 2021.
Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins on November 24, 2021.

LDH says the vast majority of these cases are tied to community spread.

The mayor's office said that Perkins is asymptomatic and will remain in quarantine for 10 days.

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Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com.

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