Headlines - January 29, 1988
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1988-01-29
Duration: 00:04:20
Subjects: HAZARDOUS WASTES | Gulf States Utilities | HIGHER EDUCATION
Contributors:
- Hinton, Rob Host
- Sockman, Roger Reporter
- Benedetto, Bill Interviewee
- Draper, Linn Interviewee
- Terrell, Joe Speaker
Description
This segment from the January 29, 1988, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Rob Hinton and Roger Sockman reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: state officials announcing that the Old Inger site will be the first hazardous waste site in the nation to be cleaned using microorganisms; interviews with Bill Benedetto and Dr. Linn Draper of Gulf States Utilities on their lawsuit asking the court to overturn the Louisiana Public Service Commission’s decision not to grant them a rate increase in order to pay for the River Bend Nuclear Station; and Joe Terrell, the chairman of the Southern University Board of Supervisors, speaking to the Baton Rouge Press Club about the higher education consent decree.