Historic Flooding in South Louisiana (2016)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2016-08-19
Duration: 00:26:37
Subjects: Floods, 2016 | Natural Disasters | Disaster response and recovery | Flood damage | Edwards, Donna | DISASTER RELIEF | American Red Cross | Nungesser, Billy, 1959-
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Gautreaux, Kevin Producer
- Allen, Gary Editor
- Boger, Paul Producer
- Woods, Virnado Photographer
- Spires, Kelly Producer
- Crews, Keith Editor
- Edwards, John Bel Speaker
- Boustany, Charles Interviewee
- Melancon, Charlie Interviewee
- Varnado, Brad Interviewee
- Fugate, Craig Speaker
- Edwards, Donna Interviewee
- McGovern, Gail Interviewee
- Blake, Charles Interviewee
- Hoyte, Ruthven Interviewee
- Haziri, Nuhi Interviewee
- Hammer, Rod Interviewee
- Keim, Barry Interviewee
- Keim, Richard Interviewee
- Nungesser, Billy Interviewee
Description
This episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” from August 19, 2016, features a special report on the historic flooding in south Louisiana. It includes: producer Kevin Gautreaux’s recap of the flooding event, including highlights from a press conference with Governor John Bel Edwards and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate; First Lady Donna Edwards visiting evacuees at a Baton Rouge shelter; LPB receiving an 18-wheeler full of supplies from the Helping His Hands Disaster Response Team from Vincennes, Indiana; Paul Boger & Charlie Whinham’s report on the work of the American Red Cross in distributing supplies to flood victims; Kelly Spires’ interviews with Louisiana State Climatologist Barry Keim and LSU Hydrologist Richard Keim on the science behind the flooding; and Charlie Whinham’s in-studio interview with Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser on his work in coordinating the volunteer effort for the recovery. These reports also include interviews with: Congressman Charles Boustany; Secretary Charlie Melancon of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Brad Varnado, a Livingston Parish homeowner; Gail McGovern, the president and CEO of the American Red Cross; Charles Blake, a Red Cross disaster manager; and Ruthven Hoyte, Nuhi Haziri, and Rod Hammer, Red Cross volunteers.