State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, La. Democratic Party (2014)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Public Affairs, News, Speech
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2014-02-10
Duration: 00:28:46
Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Peterson, Karen Carter | State legislators | Politics | Democratic Party (La.) | Elections, 2014 | United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2014 | Landrieu, Mary, 1955- | Elections, 2015 | Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2015 | Health Care | MINIMUM WAGE | Equal pay for equal work | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2013 | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2014 | Louisiana. Legislature
Contributors:
- Peterson, Karen Carter Speaker
Description
A speech by State Senator Karen Carter Peterson before the Baton Rouge Press Club on February 10, 2014. Peterson is the chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party. She discusses: the state of the Louisiana Democratic Party; the upcoming United States Senate race with incumbent Mary Landrieu; the 2015 gubernatorial election; Governor Bobby Jindal’s policies; the Democratic agenda for the upcoming 2014 Legislative Session; the highlights of the 2013 Legislative Session; and the issues of affordable health care, grassroots activism, equal pay, and the minimum wage.