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Report on Narcotics Drug Bust in Baton Rouge (1977)

WBRZ-TV Channel 2 Baton Rouge Collection

Details

Collection:LSA

Genre: News, News conference

Place Covered: Capital Region, Louisiana, North Region, Louisiana, 1970s

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Department of State

Date Issued: 1977-06-13 thru 1977-06-20

Duration: 00:01:01

Subjects: Drug traffic | University of Louisiana at Monroe | NARCOTICS | WBRZ-TV (Television station : Baton Rouge, La.)

Contributors:

  • Kidder, Howard Speaker
  • Kloss, Carol Reporter

Description

A WBRZ-TV Channel 2 Eyewitness news story from Carol Kloss on a narcotics drug bust. The drugs were stolen from Northeast State Pharmaceutical College in Monroe by a teenager living in Baton Rouge. Narcotics agents seized the drugs and arrested the offender. Includes a press conference with Baton Rouge Police Chief Howard Kidder reporting the event and explaining how the dealer was planning to distribute the narcotics. Airdate: June 1977