BATON ROUGE – Governor John Bel Edwards has announced that a press conference will be held on Saturday, Aug. 13 to discuss the severe weather in the state.

The press conference will take place after a briefing of the United Command Group at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP).

The press conference will be held at 10:30 a.m. at GOSHEP located at 7667 Independence Boulevard.