Headlines - November 17, 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: 1978-11-17
Duration: 00:05:58
Subjects: Headlines | Louisiana Association of Business and Industry | Elections, 1978 | United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 1978 | Leach, Buddy | Wilson, Jimmy, 1931-1986 | Electoral fraud | ATCHAFALAYA BASIN | PIPELINES | HIGHER EDUCATION | Education
Contributors:
- George, Beth Host
- Blome, Ron Host
- Steimel, Ed Speaker
- Leach, Buddy Interviewee
- Cole, Joe Speaker
- Crabtree, Ed Speaker
- Arceneaux, William Speaker
Description
This segment from the November 17, 1978, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features the week’s headlines. These stories include: a speech made by Ed Steimel at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI); Congressman-Elect Buddy Leach denying allegations of vote buying made by his competitor Jimmy Wilson in the 4th Congressional District election; testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee regarding concerns over the building of an oil pipeline across the levee of the Atchafalaya Basin; and Commissioner of Higher Education William Arceneaux testifying before a Joint Legislative Committee on Education on problems with a state program that pays for college courses for public school teachers because of the varying tuition levels at the state’s colleges and universities. Host: Beth George Host: Ron Blome