2014 Legislative Session, Week 1
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2014-03-14
Duration: 00:06:05
Subjects: Louisiana Legislative Session, 2014 | Distance education | Firearms | Politics | Government | Louisiana. Legislature | Jindal, Bobby, 1971- | STATE BUDGET | HIGHER EDUCATION
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Whinham, Charlie Producer
- Jindal, Bobby Speaker
- Nichols, Kristy Speaker
- Peterson, Karen Carter Speaker
- Edwards, John Bel Speaker
- Carter, Steve Speaker
- Tremblay, Larry Speaker
- Broadwater, Chris Speaker
Description
This segment from the March 14, 2014, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham’s recap of the first week of the 2014 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. These stories include: highlights from Governor Bobby Jindal’s opening address; Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols testifying before the House Appropriations Committee on the higher education spending in Governor Jindal’s proposed state budget; State Senator Karen Carter Peterson criticizing Governor Jindal’s previous cuts to higher education; State Representative John Bel Edwards criticizing Governor Jindal for the amount of time he spends traveling out-of-state; State Representative Steve Carter testifying before the House Education Committee on his constitutional amendment requiring higher education governing boards to include at least five members with business experience; Larry Tremblay of the Board of Regents testifying on a bill allowing colleges and universities to participate in SARA, an authorization service for online degrees; and State Representative Chris Broadwater testifying on his bill allowing non-profit organizations to auction off firearms at fundraisers held on college and university campuses. Hosts: Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford