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Redistricting Plan Concerns (1991)

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: 1991-04-19

Duration: 00:03:51

Subjects: Apportionment (Election law) | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 1991 | SPECIAL SESSIONS

Contributors:

  • Collins, Robert Host
  • Nachman, Karen Reporter
  • Fields, Cleo Interviewee
  • Bankston, Larry Interviewee
  • Nunez, Sammy Interviewee

Description

This segment from the April 19, 1991, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Karen Nachman’s report on the concerns of the Legislative Black Caucus and the Baton Rouge delegation about the redistricting maps passed during the second Special Session of the Louisiana Legislature. She interviews: State Senator Cleo Fields; State Senator Larry Bankston; and Senate President Sammy Nunez. Host: Robert Collins