Headlines - January 25, 1980
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1980-01-25
Duration: 00:09:10
Subjects: Headlines | Elections, 1980 | United States presidential election, 1980 | Reagan, Ronald | Politics | Electoral fraud | Electoral reform | Treen, David C., 1928-2009 | HEALTH INSURANCE | Pritikin Diet | Public employee strikes | Right to strike | Strikes | Louisiana. Legislature
Contributors:
- George, Beth Host
- Blome, Ron Host
- Reagan, Ronald Speaker
- Treen, Dave Speaker
- Edwards, Edwin Speaker
- Thompson, Horace Speaker
- Robein, Louis, Jr. Speaker
Description
This segment from the January 25, 1980, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features the week’s headlines. These stories include: a speech by presidential candidate Ronald Reagan at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, where he attacked the foreign policy of President Jimmy Carter; Governor-Elect Dave Treen testifying before the special joint legislative committee examining the state’s election process; a press conference with Governor Edwin Edwards addressing the establishment of a state insurance program for teachers and school employees and the participation of the city of Natchitoches in a year-long Pritikin diet; and testimony before the Joint Legislative Committee on Labor on whether public employees have the right to strike. Host: Beth George Host: Ron Blome