Gov. Roemer’s Budget Cuts, Part 1 (1988)
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: 1988-04-01
Duration: 00:05:55
Subjects: STATE BUDGET | Roemer, Buddy
Contributors:
- Lormand, Ken Host
- Sockman, Roger Reporter
- Broussard, Arnold Interviewee
- Roemer, Buddy Interviewee
- Ramsey, David Speaker
Description
This segment from the April 1, 1988, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Roger Sockman’s report on the first round of Governor Buddy Roemer’s state budget cuts, totaling $9.5 million and impacting twelve state agencies. His report includes: interviews with Secretary Arnold Broussard of the Louisiana Department of Revenue and Taxation and Governor Buddy Roemer; a look at the consolidation of state office buildings; and highlights of the speech by David Ramsey, the acting secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Human Resources, at the Baton Rouge Press Club. Host: Ken Lormand