
The First Annual "State of Awareness Tour" and Essence Festive HIV Testing Event was a huge success! Over 700 people were tested for HIV across the State of Louisiana.
Scroll down to see what the press had to say and to view pictures of the tour!
The HIV/AIDS Program would like to thank everyone involved who made the tour and testing events possible.
In recognition of National HIV Testing Day, the Louisiana Office of Public Health HIV/AIDS Program in association with the National Black AIDS Institute brought you:
Louisiana's First Annual "State of Awareness" Celebrity HIV Testing Tour

Culminating with a huge HIV testing event at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans during Essence Music Festival, the Louisiana HIV/AIDS Program will offered free HIV testing at the following locations and dates, the week prior to the festival. There was free entertainment, food, and fun.
Check Out What the Press Had to Say About "The State of Awareness Tour" and See Pictures of the Tour by clicking on the links below.
Shreveport, Sunday, June 27th:
Alexandria, Monday, June 28th:
Lake Charles, Tuesday, June 29th
Opelousas, Wednesday, June 30th
Baton Rouge, Thursday, July 1st
The National Black AIDS Institute:
Essence Magazine
http://www.essence.com/lifestyle/health/hiv_aids_in_miami_and_new_orleans.php
thebody.com:
http://www.thebody.com/content/news/art57286.html
WLBZ Bangor, Maine:
http://www.wlbz2.com/news/health/story.aspx?storyid=119767&catid=9
TheSavvySista.com:
http://www.the-savvy-sista.com/2010/07/louisiana-has-one-of-highest-hivaids.html
StayHealtyLa.org
The DailyWorld.com (Video of Sonja Renee, Rockman Dunbar, and the Steppers)....you must copy and paste link into your browser.
http://www.dailyworld.com/article/20100701/NEWS01/7010305/-Spreading-the-word-