Gov. Dave Treen - November 2, 1981
Louisiana Gubernatorial Addresses
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1981-11-02
Duration: 00:32:48
Subjects: Treen, David C., 1928-2009 | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 1981 | Apportionment (Election law)
Contributors:
- George, Beth Host
- Treen, Dave Speaker
Description
Beth George hosts live coverage of Governor Dave Treen’s opening address to the 1981 Special Session of the Louisiana Legislature on November 2, 1981. In his speech, Governor Treen discusses: reapportionment; his proposal for a local government assistance program; creating a trust fund for coastal environmental protection; the work of the Governor’s Cost Control Commission; funding priorities outlined in the consent decree for higher education; and federal budget cuts. This program was preserved through the American Archive of Public Broadcasting’s Transcribe to Digitize Challenge, a partnership with George Blood LP.