March 9, 2020
Gov. John Bel Edwards Press Conferences
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News conference
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2020-03-9
Duration: 00:31:22
Subjects: Public health | COVID-19 pandemic | Coronaviruses | Edwards, John Bel | Billioux, Alexander
Contributors:
- Edwards, John Bel Speaker
- Billioux, Alex Speaker
Description
This press conference from March 9, 2020, features Governor John Bel Edwards confirming Louisiana’s first presumptive positive case of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Governor Edwards and Dr. Alex Billioux, the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public Health at the Louisiana Department of Health, also answer questions from the media.