Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2024-07-12

Duration: 00:06:30

Subjects: People with disabilities | Business

Contributors:

• LeBlanc, Karen Host
• Smith, Gary Interviewee
• Galloway, Shondra Interviewee
• Sanchez, Roy Interviewee
• Young, Alison Interviewee
• Sipes, Doug Interviewee

This segment from the July 12, 2024, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Karen LeBlanc’s visit to Copy Paper Co. in Shreveport, the largest copy paper producing company in Louisiana. LeBlanc reports that the company is owned by the Louisiana Association for the Blind and nearly half of their employees are visually impaired. She interviews: Gary Smith, employee; Shondra Galloway, employee; Roy Sanchez, employee; Alison Young, the vice president of development for the Louisiana Association of the Blind; and Doug Sipes, the director of Copy Paper Co. This segment is a part of the “Good News Louisiana” series.