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