Sunday Closing Laws (1981)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1981-05-22
Duration: 00:06:03
Subjects: Louisiana Legislative Session, 1981 | Louisiana. Legislature | Politics | LEGISLATION | BLUE LAWS | MERCHANTS
Contributors:
- Blome, Ron Host
- Normile, Tom Speaker
- Plauche, Charles Speaker
- Hudson, Tommy Speaker
- McMichael, Charles Interviewee
Description
This segment from the May 22, 1981, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features a report on a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on a bill that would repeal the Sunday closing laws, or blue laws. These laws were recently ruled unconstitutional by a State Appeals Court. Host: Ron Blome