Special Session, Week 1 (1998)
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: 1998-03-27
Duration: 00:07:40
Subjects: Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 1998 | SPECIAL SESSIONS | STATE BUDGET | Gambling
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Duhe, Jeff Reporter
- Foster, Mike Speaker
- LeBlanc, Jerry Luke Interviewee
- Rombach, John Interviewee
- Perkins, Tony Speaker
- Travis, John Speaker
Description
This segment from the March 27, 1998, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Jeff Duhe’s report on the first week of the 1998 Special Session of the Louisiana Legislature. His report includes: highlights of Governor Mike Foster’s opening address; interviews with State Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and John Rombach, Legislative Fiscal Officer, on the state budget; State Representative Tony Perkins filing a bill on the House floor to repeal the legislation enabling the New Orleans casino; and State Representative John Travis countering that the people of New Orleans voted for the land-based casino. Host: Robert Collins