Legislative Session, Week 3 (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: 1994-05-13
Duration: 00:09:45
Subjects: Government | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 1994 | SALES TAX | Politics | HAZARDOUS WASTES
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Duhe, Jeff Reporter
- Edwards, Edwin Speaker
- Borne, Dan Interviewee
- Hainkel, John Speaker
- Kelly, Don Speaker
Description
This segment from the May 13, 1994, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Jeff Duhe reporting on the action at the third week of the 1994 Fiscal Session of the Louisiana Legislature. These stories include: the House passing the capital outlay bill; Governor Edwin Edwards testifying in the House Ways and Means Committee in favor of a bill creating a hazardous waste tax; an interview with Dan Borne, the president of the Louisiana Chemical Association, on his opposition to the hazardous waste tax; and State Senators John Hainkel and Don Kelly debating the renewal of the state sales tax. Host: Robert Collins