Headlines - May 2, 1980
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1980-05-02
Duration: 00:08:30
Subjects: Louisiana Legislative Session, 1980 | Louisiana. Legislature | Politics | LEGISLATION | Headlines | Tax exemptions | Mobile homes | Freeman, Robert L., 1934- | Cervical cancer | Breast cancer | Education
Contributors:
- George, Beth Host
- Blome, Ron Host
- Casey, Tom Speaker
- Campbell, Foster Speaker
- Sevario, Joseph Speaker
- Treen, Dave Speaker
- Minhinnette, Babs Speaker
Description
This segment from the May 2, 1980, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features the week’s headlines from the 1980 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. These stories include: debate on the Senate floor on a bill giving a 50% tax exemption to mobile home buyers; a press conference with Governor Dave Treen proposing two possible jobs for Lieutenant Governor Bobby Freeman; and testimony in the Senate Education Committee on a bill to require junior and senior high schools to provide instruction to female students on the importance of pap tests and breast self-examinations in order to detect cervical and breast cancers. Host: Beth George Host: Ron Blome