Collection:LPB

Genre: Speech

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1977-08-07

Duration: 00:45:59

Subjects: Louisiana Legislative Session, 1977 | Teacher pay raises | State employee pay raises | Edwards, Edwin W. | Louisiana. Legislature

Contributors:

• Edwards, Edwin Speaker
• George, Beth Host
• Stephens, Steve Guest
• DeMers, John Guest

Beth George hosts live coverage of Governor Edwin Edwards’ opening address to the 1977 Special Session of the Louisiana Legislature on August 7, 1977. In his speech, Governor Edwards discusses his proposals to fund pay raises for teachers and state employees, as well as a new teacher accountability program. Following his speech, George leads a discussion on the Governor’s proposals with Steve Stephens, the president of the Louisiana Teachers Association, and John DeMers of LPB. This program was preserved through the American Archive of Public Broadcasting’s Transcribe to Digitize Challenge, a partnership with George Blood LP.