1977 Legislative Session Recap
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1977-07-22
Duration: 00:27:56
Subjects: Louisiana Legislative Session, 1977 | Louisiana. Legislature | State legislators | LEGISLATION | STATE BUDGET | State Budget Cuts | 1970s energy crisis | OIL INDUSTRY | GAS INDUSTRY | NATURAL GAS | Teacher pay raises | RALLIES | Louisiana. State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education | HIGHER EDUCATION | Louisiana Board of Regents | Laetrile | Monofilament gill nets | Fisheries | Fishermen | Gillnetting | EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT | Women's rights | Energy | Politics | Education
Contributors:
- George, Beth Host
- Herrod, Doug Photographer
- Godoy, Al Photographer
- Womack, Ellison Photographer
- DeMers, John Writer
- George, Beth Producer
- Mitchell, Gene Producer
- Mitchell, Gene Director
- Edwards, Edwin Speaker
- Huls, William Speaker
- Tauzin, Billy Interviewee
- Jackson, Alphonse Speaker
- Mouton, Sonny Speaker
- Stephens, William E. Speaker
- Roy, A.J. Interviewee
- Arceneaux, William Interviewee
- Brysson, Francis Interviewee
- Jenkins, Woody Interviewee
Description
An episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” from July 22, 1977, focused on a recap of the major issues of the 1977 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. This episode features: the response of Governor Edwin Edwards, his administration, and the oil and gas industry to President Jimmy Carter’s proposed energy plan; state budget cuts; the fight for teacher pay raises, including a rally at the state capitol led by the Louisiana Teachers’ Association; attempts at abolishing the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) and reforming the state’s public school system; funding for higher education; the legalization of laetrile, a substance that is used in the treatment of cancer, but is banned for interstate commerce by the federal government; the ban of the use of monofilament gill nets by commercial fishermen; and the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution aimed at eliminating the discrimination of women under the law. Host: Beth George