An elderly parishioner who regularly attended services at Life Tabernacle Church in Central, La. that has made national headlines for defying social-distancing orders died from coronavirus complications, according to a coroner’s report.
Life Tabernacle’s Pastor Tony Spell, who has come under criticism for repeatedly violating an order by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards that bans gatherings of more than 10 people, disputes the coroner’s findings, saying the man died of another medical