Collection:LPB

Genre: News, Public Affairs

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1982-01-15

Duration: 00:07:20

Subjects: Louisiana. Department of State Civil Service | Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, Inc. | Louisiana. Department of Natural Resources

Contributors:

• Blome, Ron Host
• Thiel, Art Interviewee
• Reynolds, Allen Interviewee
• Mollere, Bill Interviewee

This segment from the January 15, 1982, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features a report on the need for reform in the Department of Civil Service, which oversees personnel management for state government. This report touches on a recent report published by the Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) criticizing the inefficiency of the department and the recent controversy over the cuts made to the pay scale of the Department of Natural Resources. Host: Ron Blome