Tuesday, January 22nd: John Bel Edwards, Rebecca Gee, Jamel Brinkley, Joel Nitzkin

Governor John Bel Edwards joins us for a campaign announcement. Edwards announced his candidacy for governor on this program six years ago and is making his official announcement for re-election today. The election is October 12. Secretary of Health Rebecca Gee reflects on her three years heading the state’s largest agency with a budget of more than $14 billion annually. Ernest Gaines 2019 Literary Award winner Jamel Brinkley talks about his book, “A Lucky Man,” and his appearance Thursday to accept his honor at the Manship Theatre. Dr. Joel Nitzkin, Public Health Physician in New Orleans and Senior Fellow for Tobacco Policy, compares regulation of e-cigarettes to the old fashioned kind of cigarettes.