Headlines - August 2, 2013
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2013-08-02
Duration: 00:05:30
Subjects: Breaux, John B. | Boggs, Lindy, 1916-2013 | Bayou Corne sinkhole, 2012 | Kennedy, John Neely | Louisiana. Office of State Police | Arceneaux, William | Barbry, Earl J., Sr.
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Breaux, John Speaker
- Kennedy, John Speaker
- Edmonson, Mike Interviewee
- Arceneaux, William Speaker
- Barbry, Earl Speaker
Description
This segment from the August 2, 2013, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: former United States Senator John Breaux speaking at the funeral of Lindy Boggs in New Orleans; the one-year anniversary of the Bayou Corne sinkhole in Assumption Parish; State Treasurer John Kennedy speaking to the Baton Rouge Press Club about his possible run for governor in 2015; an interview with Colonel Mike Edmonson, the superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, on their use of a new app called “See Something, Send Something”; CODOFIL president Dr. William Arceneax receiving the Order of Academic Palms at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C.; and the death of Earl Barby, Sr., the chairman of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, at age 62.