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Headlines – September 12, 2014

Louisiana: The State We're In

Details

Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2014-09-12

Duration: 00:02:48

Subjects: Nagin, Ray, 1956- | SHRIMP INDUSTRY | DARDENNE, JAY | Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, Inc.

Contributors:

  • Whinham, Charlie Host
  • Dardenne, Jay Speaker

Description

This segment from the September 12, 2014, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin reporting to a federal prison in East Texas to start serving his ten-year sentence; Louisiana shrimpers going on strike to protest low shrimp prices; Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne, a 2015 gubernatorial candidate, speaking to the Baton Rouge Press Clun about his qualifications; and an interview with Robert Travis Scott, the president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, on PAR’s guide to the 14 constitutional amendments on the ballot.