Speaker Hunt Downer Interview (1996)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1996-01-19
Duration: 00:07:47
Subjects: Downer, Hunt | Louisiana. Legislature. House of Representatives | State legislators | Politics | Government
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Downer, Hunt Interviewee
Description
This segment from the January 19, 1996, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Robert Collins’ in-studio interview with Speaker of the House Hunt Downer, the new speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He discusses: the proposed route of Interstate 69; African American legislators speaking out against Governor Mike Foster’s executive order getting rid of set-asides; reform legislation; committee assignments; and possible reform legislation related to lobbyists.