Headlines – October 3, 2014
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2014-10-03
Duration: 00:04:08
Subjects: Ebola virus disease | Greenstein, Bruce | Louisiana Association of Educators | Charter schools | Alexander, F. King (Fieldon King) | Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 | Louisiana State Museum
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Meaux, Debbie Speaker
- Alexander, F. King Interviewee
- Hammett, Dawn Interviewee
Description
This segment from the October 3, 2014, 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: Louisiana hospitals preparing for the Ebola virus; former Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein turning himself into law enforcement following his indictment on nine counts of perjury; Debbie Meaux, the president of the Louisiana Association of Educators (LAE), discussing LAE’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the $60 million in public school funding being used in 33 charter schools; an interview with Dr. F. King Alexander, the president and chancellor of Louisiana State University (LSU), discussing the flaws in the national college rankings; and an interview with Dawn Hammett, the director of curatorial services at the Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge, on the arrival of Napoleon’s Death Mask.