SECURE Study Group (1994)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1994-04-08
Duration: 00:13:20
Subjects: STATE BUDGET | Louisiana. Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Duhe, Jeff Reporter
- Flouroy, Melissa Speaker
- Guidry, John Speaker
- Ackal, Bo Speaker
- Griffin, Lee Interviewee
- Nunez, Sammy Interviewee
- Bourg, John "Red" Interviewee
- Laborde, Raymond Interviewee
Description
This segment from the April 8, 1994, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Jeff Duhe’s report on the Phase 1 recommendations of a citizens’ working group known as SECURE, the Select Council on Revenues and Expenditures, to help improve the state’s fiscal condition. He interviews: Lee Griffin, chairman and CEO of Premier Bank and chairman of SECURE; Senate President Sammy Nunez; John “Red” Bourg, SECURE member; and Commissioner of Administration Raymond Laborde. Duhe’s report also includes highlights of a recent meeting of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, including comments by State Representative Melissa Flournoy, State Senator John Guidry, and State Representative Bo Ackal. Host: Robert Collins