New Orleans Loses AIDS Funding (1996)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1996-05-03
Duration: 00:12:06
Subjects: AIDS (Disease) | Health Care
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Chapa, Arcie Reporter
- Rees, Corky Interviewee
- Rudegeair, Ann Interviewee
- Rudegeair, Marty Interviewee
- Brown, Barbara Interviewee
- Young, James Interviewee
- Vick, Jan Interviewee
- McFarland, Louise Interviewee
Description
This segment from the May 3, 1996, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Arcie Chapa’s report on the City of New Orleans losing $1.7 million in federal funding from the Ryan White Fund for services for AIDS patients due to city officials not properly filling out the grant renewal application. She interviews: Corky Rees, a grant writer turned down as a volunteer by the city; Ann Rudegeair, private consultant; Marty Rudegeair, private consultant; Barbara Brown, AIDS legal counselor; James Young, an AIDS patient and resident at Shelter Resources, Inc.; Jan Vick, administrative director at Shelter Resources, Inc.; and Dr. Louise McFarland, state epidemiologist. Host: Robert Collins