Headlines - April 20, 2012
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2012-04-20
Duration: 00:06:30
Subjects: Educational change | Browning, Butch | Louisiana. Office of State Fire Marshal | MISSISSIPPI RIVER | United States -- History -- War of 1812 | Angola Prison Rodeo | Louisiana Young Heroes
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Jindal, Bobby Speaker
- Pujol, Patrice Interviewee
- Woltering, Dennis Reporter
- Young, Gary Interviewee
Description
This segment from the April 20, 2012, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: Governor Bobby Jindal signing three of his education reform bills into law; an interview with Patrice Pujol, the superintendent of the Ascension Parish Public Schools, on the local funding for the public school system; the resignation of State Fire Marshal Butch Browning amid an investigation into his office; a report by Dennis Woltering of WWL-TV on Navy Week on the Mississippi River in New Orleans in commemoration of the War of 1812; an interview with Gary Young on the upcoming spring weekend of the Angola Rodeo; and highlights from LPB’s Young Heroes Day.