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Governor John Bel Edwards will take to radio and television airwaves Monday night at 7PM for a one-hour broadcast to address Louisiana’s fight against the spread of COVID-19. Edwards’ spokesperson Shauna Sanford says the goal is to answer many of the questions the public has about the pandemic.
“We’re going to talk about what’s going on with testing here in the state, what our capacity is, how this is impacting businesses, what resources are available for businesses, what resources are available for people who are unemployed, ” said Sanford.
There will be no audience at the LPB studio, but Edwards and a health professional along with other guests will answer questions from the public that were sent in over the weekend.
“We know that the public they have lots, lots and lots of questions, the governor is fully aware of this and he wants to get good factual information out there as possible,” said Sanford.
In addition to health-related questions, Sanford says they will also discuss mental health as well.
“That is so very important and we can not leave that out of the discussion, so we will share all of the statewide resources that we have available to help people in every facet,” said Sanford.
The state is offering free counseling services via the Keeping Calm through Covid Hotline at 1-888-310-7977.
For additional state resources text 898-211.
The hour-long broadcast will be streamed at gov.la.gov as well as LPB.org. And you’ll be able to hear the program on many of our affiliates.
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