Flood Recovery for Veterans (2016)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2016-10-21
Duration: 00:06:07
Subjects: Floods, 2016 | Disaster response and recovery | Military | Veterans | Post-traumatic stress disorder
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Leger, Al Interviewee
- Comeaux, Byron Interviewee
Description
This segment from the October 21, 2016, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham’s in-studio interview with Al Leger of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs and Byron Comeaux, the owner of the Magnolia Care Center Veterans’ Home in Baton Rouge. They discuss: the veterans displaced by the historic flooding in south Louisiana; the rebuilding of the Magnolia Care Center; the Military Family Assistance Fund; and Comeaux’s work with veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. This segment is a part of the Veterans Coming Home Initiative.