Report on Governor Edwards Creating the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Board (1977)
WBRZ-TV Channel 2 Baton Rouge Collection
Details
Collection:LSA
Genre: News
Place Covered: Coastal Louisiana , 1970s
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Department of State
Date Issued: 1977-06-13 thru 1977-06-20
Duration: 00:01:40
Subjects: WBRZ-TV (Television station : Baton Rouge, La.) | Edwards, Edwin W. | Louisiana Wildlife Federation | Louisiana. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries | Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge
Contributors:
- Edwards, Edwin W. Speaker
- Hill, Walter Reporter
Description
A WBRZ-TV Channel 2 Eyewitness news story from Walter Hill on Governor Edwin Edwards issuing an executive order to establish a board over the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, stunning the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The Louisiana Wildlife Federation strongly opposed this board as officials believed this placed the refuge in the hands of politicians instead of the staff members who made Rockefeller a respected facility. Includes an interview with Governor Edwin Edwards describing the purpose of the board, which was intended to be advisory in nature, and explaining why it does not have any representatives from Cameron parish. Airdate: June 1977