State Rep. Hollis Downs (2011)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs, Speech
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2011-05-09
Duration: 00:27:29
Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Downs, Hollis H. | State legislators | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2011 | Transportation | STATE BUDGET
Contributors:
- Downs, Hollis Speaker
Description
A speech by State Representative Hollis Downs before the Baton Rouge Press Club on May 9, 2011. Downs is a member of the House Transportation Committee. He talks about the history of transportation funding in the state, the need for a revenue source to address transportation infrastructure needs, a proposed constitutional amendment to add revenue via user fees, and the projects across the state that this funding would address.