Special Session, Week 4 (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: 1998-04-17
Duration: 00:12:20
Subjects: Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 1998 | Education | Louisiana Community and Technical College System | Taylor Opportunity Program for Students | SPECIAL SESSIONS | Politics | Government
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Duhe, Jeff Reporter
- Hebert, Troy Speaker
- Jetson, Raymond Speaker
- Downer, Hunt Interviewee
- Ewing, Randy Interviewee
- Hainkel, John Speaker
- Ducote, Jackie Interviewee
- Desselle, Stephanie Interviewee
Description
This segment from the April 17, 1998, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Jeff Duhe reporting on the fourth and final week of the 1998 Special Session of the Louisiana Legislature. These stories include: State Representatives Troy Hebert and Raymond Jetson debating a bill enacting criminal fines for people under age 21 who play video poker or the Lottery; interviews with Speaker of the House Hunt Downer and Senate President Randy Ewing on the education bills passed at the session; and State Senator John Hainkel, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, expressing his concerns about the growth of the state budget. Host Robert Collins then conducts an in-studio interview with Jackie Ducote, the president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR), and Stephanie Desselle of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL). They discuss the passage of a constitutional amendment creating the Louisiana Community and Technical College System and the changes to the TOPS Scholarship program.