Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1995-06-16

Duration: 00:26:57

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

Contributors:

• Collins, Robert Host
• Duhe, Jeff Reporter
• Chapa, Arcie Reporter
• Ewing, Randy Interviewee
• Edwards, Edwin Speaker
• Lalonde, Raymond Interviewee
• Cain, James David Interviewee
• Foster, Mike Interviewee
• Stelly, Vic Interviewee
• Dimos, Jimmy Interviewee
• Juneau, Dan Interviewee
• Bussie, Victor Interviewee
• Henderson, Russell Interviewee
• Krasnoff, Sandy Interviewee
• Copelin, Sherman Speaker
• Higginbotham, Karen Interviewee
• Kling, Al Interviewee
• Carson, Marcus Interviewee
• Peterson, Glen Interviewee
• Riddle, Charles Interviewee

This episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” from June 16, 1995, features Robert Collins, Jeff Duhe, and Arcie Chapa reporting on the twelfth week of the 1995 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. Duhe first reports on the action at the session, including: an interview with State Senator Randy Ewing on the restructuring of debt payments by the Bond Commission to allocate more funding for Medicaid; Governor Edwin Edwards commenting on Ewing’s solution; an interview with State Representative Raymond Lalonde on his gambling local option bill; an interview with State Representative James David Cain on his bill criminalizing underage drinking; an interview with State Senator Mike Foster on the potential veto of his concealed carry bill; an interview with State Representative Vic Stelly on his bill allowing for traffic tickets for people not wearing seatbelts; an interview with State Representative Jimmy Dimos on his welfare reform bills; an interview with Dan Juneau of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) on the business bills passed at the session; an interview with Victor Bussie of the Louisiana AFL-CIO on the labor bills passed at the session; an interview with Russell Henderson of the ACLU on the civil liberties bills passed at the session; an interview with Sandy Krasnoff of Victims and Citizens Against Crime on the victims’ rights bills passed at the session; and State Representative Sherman Copelin discussing a term limits bill. Next, Chapa reports on the potential impact of the cuts to the Medicaid program on the Louisiana families who utilize Medicaid services. She interviews: Karen Higginbotham, the mother of a child with disabilities; Al Kling, the father of a child with mental health issues; Marcus Carson, Louisiana Health Care Campaign; and Glen Peterson, Louisiana Medicaid Fraud Unit. Lastly, Duhe follows State Representative Charles Riddle as he navigates the legislative session.