Edgar Cage & Rev. Lee Wesley, Together BR (2019)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2019-04-22
Duration: 00:35:30
Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Industrial Tax Exemption Program | Tax exemptions | Local governments | Together Baton Rouge | Together Louisiana
Contributors:
- Wesley, Lee Speaker
- Cage, Edgar Speaker
Description
A speech by Reverend Lee Wesley and Edgar Cage before the Baton Rouge Press Club on April 22, 2019. They represent Together Baton Rouge and Together Louisiana. Wesley is the pastor at the Community Bible Baptist Church and Cage is a community activist. They discuss: the work of their organizations; their opposition to legislation moving control of the Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) from local governments back to the state government; the history of ITEP; and their concerns about the lack of accountability in the program. They also answer questions from the audience.