Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1995-06-23

Duration: 00:28:38

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

Contributors:

• Collins, Robert Host
• Maginnis, John Panelist
• Redman, Carl Panelist
• Golsby, Marsanne Panelist

This episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” from June 23, 1995, features Robert Collins leading a panel discussion with three capitol reporters on the 1995 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. The panelists are: John Maginnis of the Louisiana Political Review; Carl Redman of the Advocate newspaper in Baton Rouge; and Marsanne Golsby of WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge. They discuss: gambling; the Medicaid crisis; reform bills, including term limits; the state legislators who will not be returning; and the upcoming legislative elections. It also includes highlights of Speaker of the House John Alario’s farewell speech at the end of the session.