Preserving the Atchafalaya Basin (1986)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1986-07-25
Duration: 00:10:08
Subjects: ATCHAFALAYA BASIN | Environment
Contributors:
- Myers, Laura Host
- Lockwood, C.C. Interviewee
- Fryling, Charles Interviewee
- Brehm, Stuart Interviewee
- Johnston, J. Bennett Interviewee
- Bateman, Butch Interviewee
- Breaux, John Interviewee
- Tauzin, Billy Interviewee
- Soileau, David Interviewee
- Killebrew, Chuck Interviewee
- Moore, Henson Interviewee
Description
This segment from the July 25, 1986, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Laura Myers’ report on the status of the Atchafalaya Basin compromise plan. Myers reports that the United States Department of the Interior needs $2 million more to purchase 15,000 acres of privately owned land for the plan. She interviews: C.C. Lockwood, wildlife photographer; Charles Fryling, LSU professor; Stuart Brehm of the United States Army Corps of Engineers; U.S. Senator J. Bennett Johnston; Butch Bateman of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF); Congressman John Breaux; Congressman Billy Tauzin; David Soileau of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Chuck Killebrew of LDWF; and Congressman Henson Moore.