Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico (1998)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1998-04-03
Duration: 00:08:27
Subjects: Environment | Water pollution | Hypoxia (Water) | Gulf Of Mexico
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Baker, Diana Reporter
- Lecompte, Jessie, Sr. Interviewee
- Authement, Douglas Interviewee
- Rabalais, Nancy Interviewee
- Commier, Emelise Interviewee
- Breaux, John Speaker
- Sabins, Dugan Interviewee
Description
This segment from the April 3, 1998, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Diana Baker’s report on the water pollution that has caused the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Her report also touches on the 25th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. She interviews: Jessie Lecompte, Sr., shrimper; Douglas Authement, shrimper; Dr. Nancy Rabalais, biologist with the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON); Emelise Commier, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ); and Dugan Sabins, DEQ. Her report also includes comments by United States Senator John Breaux.