Primary Election Results (1995)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1995-10-27
Duration: 00:13:19
Subjects: Elections, 1995 | Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1995 | Politics | Louisiana. Legislature
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Redman, Carl Panelist
- Parent, Wayne Panelist
- Hill, John Panelist
Description
This segment from the October 27, 1995, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Robert Collins leading a panel discussion with: Carl Redman, The Advocate newspaper in Baton Rouge; Dr. Wayne Parent, a political science professor at LSU; and John Hill, Gannett newspapers. They discuss the results of the October 21st statewide primary elections, including: the impact of the FBI gambling probe on the election; the high turnover in the Senate; whether John Alario will be reelected as House speaker; the likelihood of a special session after the inauguration; the runoff in the gubernatorial election between State Senator Mike Foster and Congressman Cleo Fields; Jim Brown’s reelection as Insurance Commissioner; and how Fields made the runoff.