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WATCH: Gov. Edwards holds COVID-19 briefing

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards holds up his own mask, taken off while he was speaking, to remind Louisiana residents that a highly effective thing within their power to do to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to simply wear a mask, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at a press conference update on the state's COVID-19 situation at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge, La. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP, Pool)

BATON ROUGE – On Thursday morning, Governor John Bel Edwards held a media briefing at the Louisiana State Capitol, to discuss the COVID-19 situation in Louisiana.

This briefing comes just hours after all Orleans Parish bars and breweries were ordered to cease indoor operations.