April 24, 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: 2020-04-24
Duration: 00:54:45
Subjects: Coronaviruses | Edwards, John Bel | CASSIDY, BILL | Public health | COVID-19 pandemic
Contributors:
- Edwards, John Bel Speaker
- Brown, Sandra Speaker
- Balhoff, Bill Speaker
- de la Bretonne, Paula Pennington Speaker
- Beach, David Speaker
- Cassidy, Bill Speaker
Description
This press conference from April 24, 2020, features Governor John Bel Edwards discussing the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. He also discusses the first meeting of the Health Equity Task Force and announces a $500,000 grant from the COVID-19 Response Fund to fund the work of the task force. The press conference also includes comments by: Dr. Sandra Brown, the dean of Southern University’s College of Nursing and Allied Health and co-chair of the task force; Bill Balhoff, chairman of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation; Paula Pennington de la Bretonne of the Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation; David Beach, president and CEO of the Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation; and United States Senator Bill Cassidy.