Police Juries: Misunderstood Level of Government (1977)
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Documentary
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1977-04-20
Duration: 00:26:58
Subjects: Local governments | POLICE JURIES
Contributors:
- Goodrum, Felix Narrator
- Landry, Ed Producer
- Herrod, Doug Photographer
- Smith, Rick Photographer
- Lowenthal, Margaret Speaker
- Vincent, Rodney Speaker
- Perez, Chalin Interviewee
- Kahao, Barkdull Speaker
- Cart, Aaron Speaker
Description
This documentary from April 20, 1977, explores the role of the police jury, a unique form of parish-level government used only in Louisiana. It includes comments by: Margaret Lowenthal and Rodney Vincent of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury; Chalin Perez, a delegate at the 1973 Louisiana Constitutional Convention; Barkdale Kahao of the West Baton Rouge Police Jury; and Aaron Cart of the Acadia Parish Police Jury. Narrator: Felix Goodrum This program was preserved through the American Archive of Public Broadcasting’s Transcribe to Digitize Challenge, a partnership with George Blood LP.