Headlines - December 5, 1986
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1986-12-5
Duration: 00:04:23
Subjects: Louisiana. Department of Environmental Quality
Contributors:
- Hinton, Rob Host
- Roedts, Lynda Reporter
- Norton, Pat Speaker
- Guste, William Speaker
Description
This segment from the December 5, 1986, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Rob Hinton and Lynda Roedts reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: Secretary Pat Norton of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality speaking to the Baton Rouge Press Club; Louisiana Attorney General William Guste discussing the United States Supreme Court’s upcoming hearing on a Louisiana law requiring the teaching of creationism in equal time with the theory of evolution; and State Representative Harry “Soup” Kember filing a lawsuit against the law suspending members of the Louisiana Legislature following a felony conviction.