Collection:LPB

Genre: News conference

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2021-08-13

Duration: 01:21:25

Subjects: Edwards, John Bel | COVID-19 pandemic | Coronaviruses | Public health | Vaccines

Contributors:

• Edwards, John Bel Speaker
• Kanter, Joseph Speaker
• Logue, Amanda Speaker
• Thomas, Terrie Speaker

This press conference from August 13, 2021, features Governor John Bel Edwards discussing the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. He discusses: the final winners of the Shot at a Million campaign; the new Shot for $100 campaign for college students; and the high number of COVID-19 cases in the state due to the delta variant. It also includes comments by: Dr. Joseph Kanter, the state health officer and medical director for the Louisiana Department of Health; Dr. Amanda Logue, the chief medical officer at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center; and Dr. Terrie Thomas, an OB/GYN at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge.