Collection:LPB

Genre: News conference

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

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2021-08-02

Duration: 01:22:29

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

Contributors:

• Edwards, John Bel Speaker
• Kanter, Joseph Speaker
• Kline, Mark Speaker
• Mason, Phyllis Speaker
• Kimmerly, Sandra Speaker
• O'Neal, Catherine Speaker
• Sutton, Michelle Speaker
• Harris, Stan Speaker

This press conference from August 2, 2021, features Governor John Bel Edwards discussing the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. He announces the reinstatement of the statewide mask mandate because of Louisiana’s high case numbers due to the delta variant and the state’s low vaccination rate. It also includes comments by: Dr. Joseph Kanter, the state health officer and medical director for the Louisiana Department of Health; Dr. Mark Kline, the physician-in-chief at Children’s Hospital New Orleans; Dr. Phyllis Mason, the chief medical officer at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center; Dr. Sandra Kimmerly, the system medical director for hospital policy at Ochsner Health; Dr. Catherine O’Neal, the chief medical officer at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge; Michelle Sutton, the CEO of North Oaks Health System in Hammond; and Stan Harris, the president and CEO of the Louisiana Restaurant Association.