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Support Our Troops Sign (1991)

Louisiana: The State We're In

Details

Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1991-02-01

Duration: 00:03:55

Subjects: Military | Persian Gulf War, 1991

Contributors:

  • Collins, Robert Host
  • Nachman, Karen Reporter
  • DeLaneuville, Emmitt Interviewee
  • Ard, Billye Interviewee
  • White, Lillian Interviewee

Description

This segment from the February 1, 1991, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Karen Nachman’s visit to a sign maker in Houma making the popular Support Our Troops sign as the United States participates in Operation Desert Storm and the Persian Gulf War. She interviews: Emmitt DeLaneville, the sign maker; Billye Ard of the Pilot’s Club in Baker; and Lillian White, Baker resident. Host: Robert Collins