Jon-Robert Mouton (1997)
Louisiana Young Heroes
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Awards
Place Covered: Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1997-06-19
Duration: 00:04:35
Subjects: Louisiana Young Heroes | Mouton, Jon-Robert
Contributors:
- Courtney, Beth Host
- Touchet, Francis Interviewee
- Trahan, Catherine Interviewee
- Mouton, Jon-Robert Interviewee
Description
This segment from the 1997 Young Heroes Award Ceremony features a profile of honoree Jon-Robert “Mookie” Mouton, a student at Kaplan High School. In June 1996, Mouton risked his own life to save a woman who was being beaten and was stabbed in the neck. Mouton earned a full scholarship to play football at Tulane University. Host: Beth Courtney