Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1995-05-26

Duration: 00:06:36

Subjects: Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 1995 | Politics | Government | Gambling

Contributors:

• Collins, Robert Host
• Duhe, Jeff Reporter
• Bankston, Larry Speaker
• Ewing, Randy Speaker
• Dardenne, Jay Speaker

This segment from the May 26, 1995, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Robert Collins and Jeff Duhe reporting on the action at the ninth week of the 1995 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. Collins first reports on the failure of several gambling reform bills. Duhe then reports on a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on a gambling local option bill that grandfathers in all of the existing gambling establishments. His report includes comments by State Senators Larry Bankston, Randy Ewing, and Jay Dardenne. Collins then reports on the Senate passing a bill changing the voting structure on the Revenue Estimating Conference.