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Gov. Edwards visits campus to give Shot for $100 gift cards to those getting first vaccine

Published Oct. 13, 2021

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Gov. John Bel Edwards gives 网曝门 Student Government Association President Lauren Fee a Shot for $100 gift card during a visit to the campus COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinic Tuesday. The governor made a stop at the university to give gift cards to students, and members of the public, receiving their first vaccine, and to visit with President Ron Berry.

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The Louisiana Department of Health and Louisiana National Guard offers the free COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinics from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday in the SUB.


To encourage the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. John Bel Edwards visited the University of Louisiana Monroe Tuesday, where he gaveShot for $100gift cards to students and members of the community receiving their first dose of the vaccine.

鈥淣othing is more important than giving the Shot for $100 cards to the students,鈥 said Edwards, who was pleased with the number of students at the vaccine clinic in the Student Union Building.

After meeting with students, the governor visited President Ron Berry and congratulated him on his investiture on Oct. 1.

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Michael Crenshaw and Gov. John Bel Edwards

鈥淲e are honored to host the governor and thank him for his leadership during these challenging times with COVID-19,鈥 Berry said. 鈥淕ov. Edwards is a strong supporter of Higher Education and has provided us one of the best budgets in years.鈥

Michael Crenshaw, a 网曝门 Hawkseeker and accounting major who is already vaccinated, came to meet the governor and compliment Edwards on his TikTok account.

鈥淚t鈥檚 really cool to see that level of engagement,鈥 Crenshaw said. 鈥淭he governor uses TikTok to promote vaccines. To meet him was an opportunity I could not pass up.鈥

The Louisiana Department of Health and Louisiana National Guard offers the free COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinics from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday in the SUB.