Headlines – December 16, 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: 2016-12-16
Duration: 00:03:13
Subjects: STATE BUDGET | Edwards, Edwin W. | Edwards, Donna | Louisiana Public Broadcasting | Floods, 2016 | Disaster response and recovery
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Dardenne, Jay Speaker
- Brown, Lenora Interviewee
- Edwards, Donna Interviewee
Description
This segment from the December 16, 2016, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne testifying before the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget on the state’s $300 million mid-year budget shortfall; former Governor Edwin Edwards being released from the hospital; Louisiana First Lady Donna Edwards and LPB President and CEO Beth Courtney delivering gifts to students at Glen Oaks Park Elementary School in Baton Rouge; an interview with LPB Educational Outreach Specialist Lenora Brown on LPB’s plans to distribute 200 PBS Playtime Learning Pads to pre-k classrooms in 2017; and an interview with First Lady Donna Edwards on the flood relief efforts.