Legislative Session Wrap-up (2021)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2021-06-11
Duration: 00:10:03
Subjects: Politics | Government | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2021
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Alford, Jeremy Interviewee
Description
This segment from the June 11, 2021, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s in-studio interview with Jeremy Alford of LaPolitics. He discusses the major issues of the 2021 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, including: the passage of tax reform bills; sports betting; the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana; the expansion of the state’s medical marijuana program; the sales tax; the possibility of a veto override session; and the legislation related to Title IX and the reporting of sexual assaults on college campuses.