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Here's President Biden's Schedule For His Trip to Louisiana

 The New Orleans skyline is seen from Crescent Park. March 2020.
Ashley Dean
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WWNO
The New Orleans skyline is seen from Crescent Park. March 2020.

President Joseph Biden is all set to visit Louisiana on Thursday.

On Wednesday evening, White House staff released his schedule for the upcoming trip. Biden plans to arrive in Lake Charles just after noon CT and will deliver remarks on the American Jobs Plan near the Calcasieu River Bridge. He’ll then head to New Orleans where he’ll tour the Carrollton Water Plant.

Here’s the full schedule:

CDT

12:15 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Chennault International Airport

1:25 PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on the American Jobs Plan

Near Calcasieu River Bridge

2:30 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Lake Charles, Louisiana en route New Orleans, Louisiana

Chennault International Airport

3:20 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in New Orleans, Louisiana

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

4:20 PM THE PRESIDENT tours Carrollton Water Plant

New Orleans, Louisiana

5:40 PM THE PRESIDENT departs New Orleans, Louisiana en route Joint Base Andrews

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

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Bobbi-Jeanne Misick reports on health and criminal and social justice issues. Previously she worked as a reporter and producer in the Caribbean, covering a range of topics from different LGBTQ issues in the region to extrajudicial killings in Jamaica and the rise of extremism in Trinidad and Tobago. Bobbi-Jeanne is a graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Before that, she worked as an assistant editor and pop culture writer for Essence.com.