Mayor Sharon Weston Broome (March 18, 2020)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News conference
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2020-03-18
Duration: 00:27:55
Subjects: Broome, Sharon Weston | COVID-19 pandemic | Coronaviruses | Public health | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Contributors:
- Broome, Sharon Weston Speaker
- Spain, John Speaker
- Rotolo, Mitch Speaker
- Knapp, Adam Speaker
Description
This episode of “COVID-19 Updates” features East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome’s March 18, 2020, press conference with John Spain of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, Mitch Rotolo of Rotolo’s Pizzeria, and Adam Knapp of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber. Mayor-President Broome provides an update on the drive-thru testing site for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, and announces the Keep Baton Rouge Serving initiative to help local restaurants. She also answers questions from the media.