April 29, 2009
Capitol Beat
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2009-04-29
Duration: 00:02:25
Subjects: Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2009 | Politics | Government | Louisiana State University System | Teaching hospitals | School board members | Term limits (Public office) | Education | Mega-Project Development Fund | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | New Orleans Saints (Football team) | Sports
Contributors:
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Tucker, Jim Speaker
- Lombardi, John Speaker
- Carter, Steve Speaker
- Richard, Jerome Speaker
- Jindal, Bobby Interviewee
Description
This episode of the series “Capitol Beat” from April 29, 2009, features: testimony by House Speaker Jim Tucker and LSU System President Joe Lombardi on Tucker’s bill to transfer the governance of a new teaching hospital in New Orleans from LSU to an independent board; State Representative Stephen Carter testifying on his bill to place term limits on school board members; Senate passage of a bill to relax the rules on the Mega-Project Development Fund; and Governor Bobby Jindal discussing the future of the New Orleans Saints. Host: Shauna Sanford