Louisiana Main Street Program (2024)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2024-07-05
Duration: 00:06:27
Subjects: HISTORIC PRESERVATION | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Louisiana. Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism | Small business
Contributors:
- LeBlanc, Karen Host
- Wiltz, Diane Interviewee
- Verdin, Ed "Tiger" Interviewee
- Scriber, Ray Interviewee
- Dafford, Robert Interviewee
- Baham, April Interviewee
- Jones, Sam Interviewee
- Foulcard, Eugene P. Interviewee
Description
This segment from the July 5, 2024, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Karen LeBlanc’s report on the 40th anniversary of the Louisiana Main Street Program, a program aimed at revitalizing the downtowns of small towns around Louisiana. She visits Franklin, one of the first four towns to participate in the Main Street Program in 1984. She interviews: Diane Wiltz, Franklin business owner; Ed “Tiger” Verdin, Franklin Main Street director; Ray Scriber, Louisiana Main Street director; Robert Dafford, muralist; April Baham, project director for Percent for Art; St. Mary Parish President Sam Jones; and Franklin Mayor Eugene Foulcard. This segment is a part of the “Good News Louisiana” series.