Reporter's Notebook: Bill Lynch (1978)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1978-06-16
Duration: 00:07:50
Subjects: VITAL RECORDS | Birth certificates | Race | Journalists | Louisiana Legislative Session, 1978 | Louisiana. Legislature | Politics | Louisiana. Insurance Department | Bernard, Sherman A., 1925-2012
Contributors:
- George, Beth Host
- Lynch, Bill Interviewee
Description
This segment from the June 16, 1978, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features a Reporter’s Notebook segment with Bill Lynch of the New Orleans States-Item. He discusses his story on allegations of the withholding of birth certificates from people listed as white, but who were suspected of having black ancestry. He also touches on the legislative sub-committee investigation into the alleged mishandling of cases by Commissioner of Insurance Sherman Bernard. Host: Beth George