Special Session #2 Wrap-Up (2020)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2020-10-23
Duration: 00:06:23
Subjects: Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2020 | SPECIAL SESSIONS | Edwards, John Bel | COVID-19 pandemic
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Erwin, Barry Interviewee
- Edwards, John Bel Speaker
Description
This segment from the October 23, 2020, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s report on the conclusion of the second Special Session of the Louisiana Legislature. He interviews Barry Erwin, the president of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL), who discusses: the legislators’ goals for the session; their efforts to curtail Governor John Bel Edwards’ executive powers and management of the COVID-19 pandemic; hurricane recovery; the unemployment trust fund; and other measures passed. Moreau also presents highlights from a press conference with Governor Edwards responding to a petition signed by state legislators aiming to limit his executive powers.