Headlines – June 17, 2016
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2016-06-17
Duration: 00:03:06
Subjects: Health | Gravitational waves | Education | LIGO Livingston Observatory
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
Description
This segment from the June 17, 2016, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: a report by 24/7 Wall Street ranking four Louisiana cities as the least healthy in the nation; scientists at LIGO Livingston Observatory in Livingston Parish discovering a second set of gravitational waves; the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School to Lee High School; and Governor John Bel Edwards signing a bill into law that mandates the teaching of cursive handwriting in public schools and charter schools.