Gov. Edwin Edwards - April 17, 1978
Louisiana Gubernatorial Addresses
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1978-04-17
Duration: 00:43:58
Subjects: Politics | Government | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 1978 | Coastal zone management | First use tax | STATE BUDGET | Edwards, Edwin W.
Contributors:
- George, Beth Host
- Edwards, Edwin Speaker
Description
Beth George hosts live coverage of Governor Edwin Edwards’ opening address to the 1978 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature on April 17, 1978. In his speech, Governor Edwards discusses: the recommendation for the state to purchase the Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge; the coastal zone management bill; the first use tax on natural gas; and his state budget proposal.