Saving Purple Martins (1991)
Louisiana: The State We're In

Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1991-12-27
Duration: 00:04:16
Subjects: Nature | BIRDS
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Nachman, Karen Reporter
- Rogillio, Carlyle Interviewee
- Cochran, Steve Interviewee
Description
This segment from the December 7, 1991, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Karen Nachman’s profile of Carlyle Rogillio of Project Swallow and his efforts to care for the injured and sick purple martins that pass through Metairie. She also interviews Steve Cochran of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation. Host: Robert Collins