Overcoming Gridlock in a Partisan Environment (2013)
McLeod Lecture Series
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Panel
Place Covered: Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2013-05-2
Duration: 00:56:58
Subjects: Filmed panel discussions | Politics | Government | MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY | Louisiana. Legislature | United States. Congress | Apportionment (Election law) | Term limits (Public office) | Mann, Robert, 1958- | JETSON, RAYMOND A. | STINE, DENNIS
Contributors:
- Courtney, Beth Moderator
- Laudun, Tika Producer
- Sanford, Shauna Reporter
- Jones, Bob Speaker
- Henry, Bubba Speaker
- Hainkel, John Speaker
- Smith, Jane Speaker
- Breaux, John Speaker
- Johnston, J. Bennett Speaker
- Moore, Henson Speaker
- John, Chris Speaker
- Blanco, Kathleen Speaker
- Broome, Sharon Weston Speaker
- Kimball, Kitty Speaker
- DeWitt, Charles W. Speaker
- Downer, Hunt Speaker
- Stine, Dennis Panelist
- Mann, Bob Panelist
- Jetson, Raymond Panelist
Description
This episode of the “McLeod Lecture Series” from May 2, 2013, features moderator Beth Courtney leading a discussion on overcoming government gridlock in a partisan environment. The panelists are: Dennis Stine, a former state legislator and Commissioner of Administration; Bob Mann, the director of the Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication; and Reverend Raymond Jetson, a former state legislator. Prior to the discussion, Shauna Sanford presents a look back at the nine previous “McLeod Lecture Series” discussions. The panelists then discuss: redistricting as a cause of gridlock; the rise of one-issue lawmakers; the impact of lobbyists on the political process; partisanship at both the state and federal level; the growth of the two-party system in the Louisiana Legislature; the impact of term limits on the Legislature; the motivations of politicians; the impact of the 24-hour news cycle and social media on politics; the role of religion in the political process; the state budget; the issue of poverty in Louisiana; and their hope for the future. The McLeod Lecture Series event is a part of the McNeese State University Banners Series.