Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Thursday, Jan. 16.

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Thursday, Jan. 16 8:00 AM Louisiana Gov. Edwards speaks at OPTIONS Breakfast - Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards speaks at OPTIONS Legislative Business and Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

Location: North Oaks Diagnostic Center, 15837 Medical Center Dr, Hammond, LA

Weblinks: http://www.louisiana.gov, https://twitter.com/statelouisiana

Contacts: Office of the Louisiana Governor, govpress@la.gov

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Thursday, Jan. 16 1:30 PM New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corporation and Port of New Orleans Commissioners Board meetings

Location: 1350 Port of New Orleans Pl, New Orleans, LA

Weblinks: http://www.portno.com, https://twitter.com/portnola

Contacts: Jessica Ragusa, Port of New Orleans , jessica.ragusa@portnola.com, 1 504 528 3252

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Thursday, Jan. 16 - Wednesday, Jan. 22 NIH All of Us Journey mobile exhibit travels to Baton Rouge - The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) All of Us Journey- a traveling, hands-on exhibit that raises awareness about the All of Us Research Program- visits Baton Rouge; Pennington Biomedical Research, 6400 Perkins Rd., Baton Rouge; Shipt Louisiana Marathon Health, Fitness, and Lifestyle Expo, Raising Cane's River Center, 275 South River Rd., Baton Rouge; Baton Rouge Delta Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., 926 Harding Blvd., Baton Rouge; ExxonMobil YMCA, 7717 Howell Blvd., Baton Rouge

Weblinks: http://www.nih.gov/, https://twitter.com/NIHforHealth

Contacts: Malana Joseph Mitchell, The Spears Group, malana@thespearsgroup.com , 1 504 559 0823

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Friday, Jan. 17 Arbor Day in Florida and Louisiana - Arbor Day in Florida and Louisiana - optimal time for planting trees in the state * The official state tree of Florida is the Sabal Palm, and in Louisiana, the Baldcypress * National Arbor Day is the last Friday in April

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Saturday, Jan. 18 10:00 AM Surrogates on campaign trail for Joe Biden in South Carolina - Surrogates campaign in South Carolina for 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, as part of the 'South Carolina Soul of the Nation' surrogate bus tour. Agenda today includes Clarendon County NAACP Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend Breakfast with Valerie Biden Owens and Biden for President Senior Advisor Symone Sanders, Liberty Hill AME Church, 2310 Liberty Hill Rd, Summerton (10:00 AM EST); community event with Biden Owens and Sanders, Town and Country Restaurant, 1636 Bridge St, St. Matthews (1:00 PM EST); local stop with Dem Rep. Cedric Richmond, Biden Owens and Sanders, Dorchester Habitat for Humanity, 101 Greyback Rd, Summerville (3:30 PM EST); before a community event with Rep. Richmond, Biden Owens, Sanders, South Carolina state Sen. Marlon Kimpson, and South Carolina state Rep. Marvin Pendarvis, The Blue Note, 7550 Dorchester Rd, North Charleston (6:00 PM EST)

Weblinks: https://joebiden.com/, https://twitter.com/JoeBiden

Contacts: Joe Biden for President press, BidenPress@joebiden.com

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