Migrant Education Program (1980)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1980-04-18
Duration: 00:08:04
Subjects: Education | Louisiana. Department of Education | Louisiana. Migrant Education Program | Migrant Workers
Contributors:
- Blome, Ron Host
- Wimberley, Roy Interviewee
- Bellard, Laura Interviewee
- Whittington, Noelle Interviewee
- Gallow, Lauris Interviewee
Description
This segment from the April 18, 1980, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features a report on the work of the Evangeline Community Action Agency in Ville Platte in educating the children of migrant farm workers, as a part of the Louisiana Migrant Education Program run by the Department of Education. Host: Ron Blome