Central Pastor Breaks House Arrest, Leads Sunday Service

A Louisiana pastor under house arrest defied a judge's order and led a Sunday service for about 100 people at his home.

Pastor Tony Spell of the Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge was livestreamed Sunday walking among the large group.

The worshipers were not wearing masks and did not practice social distancing.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 26,000 people and killed nearly 1,700 in his state.

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