"We don't have much good news today," @LouisianaGov says kicking off his press conference. "There's nothing in the data today to suggest we are at or near the peak of this surge, which is very, very concerning." #lagov Janet Mann, the winner of Louisiana's $1M vaccine lottery grand prize, is a retired elementary special education teacher from Bossier Parish. She snagged that big Shot At A Million check and got out of here! Full list of today's winners below theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

. @LouisianaGov getting started with a full court of white coats for today’s press conference .@LouisianaGov says that tomorrow's numbers from @LADeptHealth will show the highest level of hospitalizations from COVID since the pandemic began. "There are no signs on the horizon that cases will flatten."

.@LouisianaGov kicks off his press conference congratulating this week's winners of the Shot At A Million campaign, who each won $100K prizes for getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Registration for the $1M jackpot ends soon. #lagov theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne… . @LouisianaGov: "Quite simply the delta variant is an absolute gamechanger, superimposed as it is on a state like Louisiana that is not sufficiently vaccinated." #lagov

Last day of 2020 but the first coronavirus gov press conference for Sam Jr. — follow along for updates from Gov. Edwards on the vaccine rollout in Louisiana The question on everyone’s mind: who’s next for the vaccine after hospital workers and nursing homes? The feds put out recs last week but the categories are fairly expansive. Waiting on a more detailed plan from state officials. theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…