Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Louisiana, Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1998-02-06

Duration: 00:09:56

Subjects: HIGHER EDUCATION | Taylor Opportunity Program for Students | TOPS PROGRAM

Contributors:

• Collins, Robert Host
• Baker, Diana Reporter
• McDonald, Charles Interviewee
• Robinson, Jerome Interviewee
• Boone, Nicholas Interviewee

This segment from the February 6, 1998, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Diana Baker’s report on the TOPS Scholarship Program, or Tuition Opportunity Program for Students, which guarantees students four years of paid college tuition if they meet certain criteria. She interviews: State Representative Charles McDonald, the sponsor of the TOPS legislation; Jerome Robinson, a student at Bastrop High School; and Nicholas Boone, a student at Prairie View Academy in Bastrop. Host: Robert Collins