Legislative Report – June 29, 1984
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1984-06-29
Duration: 00:22:50
Subjects: Politics | Government | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 1984 | Computer crimes | Kindergarten | Education | Open meetings law | STATE BUDGET | Louisiana World Exposition (1984: New Orleans, La.)
Contributors:
- Courtney, Beth Host
- Johnson, Ken Host
- Ekings, Robyn Host
- Adley, Robert Interviewee
- Bradley, C. Allen Interviewee
- Edwards, Edwin Speaker
- Jackson, Alphonse Speaker
- Madden, Roberta Interviewee
- Windhorst, Fritz Interviewee
Description
This episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” from June 29, 1984, features Beth Courtney, Ken Johnson and Robyn Ekings hosting a daily legislative report on the 1984 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. Johnson and Ekings first report on the day’s headlines. These stories include: Governor Edwin Edwards holding a bill signing ceremony; an interview with State Representative Robert Adley on the new lemon law; an interview with State Representative C. Allen Bradley on the new computer crimes law; Governor Edwards discussing his hopes that the state’s continuing dispute with the federal government over offshore oil and gas royalties will soon be resolved; State Representative Alphonse Jackson addressing the House floor on the compromise bill requiring a mandatory half-day of kindergarten; an interview with Roberta Madden of Common Cause on her view that the Senate Finance Committee violated the state’s open meetings law; and Governor Edwards’ response to Madden’s allegations. Courtney then conducts an in-studio interview with State Senator Fritz Windhorst, a member of the Senate Finance Committee. He discusses: his response to the Common Cause allegations; the status of the state budget; the $17.5 million bail-out of the 1984 World’s Fair in New Orleans; and his view that the Legislature is moving towards cutting state government.