1997 Year in Review (1998)
Louisiana: The State We're In
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Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1998-01-02
Duration: 00:24:44
Subjects: Filmed panel discussions | United States Senate election in Louisiana, 1996 | Foster, Mike, Jr., 1930-2020 | Louisiana. Legislature
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Morgan, Robert Panelist
- Redman, Carl Panelist
- Wardlaw, Jack Panelist
Description
This episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” from January 2, 1998, features Robert Collins leading a panel discussion with reporters on the major stories of 1997. The panelists are: Robert Morgan of the Alexandria Daily Town Talk; Carl Redman of the Advocate in Baton Rouge; and Jack Wardlaw of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. They discuss: Woody Jenkins’ challenge to the results in the 1996 United States Senate election; Governor Mike Foster; the results of the FBI’s investigation into video poker; the federal investigation into former Governor Edwin Edwards; the Louisiana Legislature; and the future of the New Orleans casino.