Minimum Drinking Age Debate (1986)
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: 1986-11-07
Duration: 00:09:24
Subjects: DRINKING AGE | Bars (Drinking establishments) | Drunk driving
Contributors:
- Hinton, Rob Host
- Theis, Betty Interviewee
- Larson, Don Interviewee
- Cappo, Christopher Interviewee
- Fraioli, Marc Interviewee
- Wright, Marcus Interviewee
Description
This segment from the November 7, 1986, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Rob Hinton’s report on the debate over raising the minimum drinking age to 21. Hinton reports that Louisiana is the only state with a minimum drinking age of 18 and that the Federal Highway Administration will start withholding federal highway funds if the drinking age is not raised to 21. He interviews: Betty Theis, Louisiana Highway Safety Commission; Don Larson of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD); Christopher Cappo, bar owner; Marc Fraioli, bar owner; LSU students; and Marcus Wright of the Alcohol Beverage Control Board in Baton Rouge.