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June 12, 2009

Capitol Beat

Details

Collection:LPB

Genre: News, Public Affairs

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2009-06-12

Duration: 00:02:18

Subjects: Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2009 | Politics | Government | Fishermen | SHRIMP INDUSTRY | Dumping (International trade) | Drugs | Methamphetamine | Louisiana. Department of Economic Development | Public contracts | Transparency in government

Contributors:

  • Sanford, Shauna Host
  • Wooten, Ernest Interviewee
  • Mills, Fred Interviewee
  • Adley, Robert Speaker

Description

This episode of the series “Capitol Beat” from June 12, 2009, features: an interview with State Representative Ernest Wooten on a bill that will raise fees for commercial fishermen in order to fight against the dumping of shrimp from foreign countries; an interview with State Representative Fred Mills on a bill that will make it more difficult to obtain the ingredients needed to produce methamphetamine; and State Senator Robert Adley discussing his resolution to force the Department of Economic Development to make their service contracts public. Host: Shauna Sanford