Headlines – July 12, 1991
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1991-07-12
Duration: 00:02:39
Subjects: Louisiana Legislative Session, 1991 | Louisiana. Legislature
Contributors:
- Nachman, Karen Host
- Duhe, Jeff Host
- Roemer, Buddy Interviewee
Description
This segment from the July 12, 1991, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Karen Nachman and Jeff Duhe reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: an interview with Governor Buddy Roemer addressing rumors that Dr. Wilmer Cody, the state superintendent of education, will be resigning to take a job in Alabama; the Legislature passing bills legalizing video poker machines and river boat gambling; an interview with Morris Witten of Common Cause on the Legislature passing a lobbyist disclosure bill; and the ACLU and Planned Parenthood filing a lawsuit to have the abortion law enjoined.