Fiscal Session, Week 5 (1996)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1996-05-31
Duration: 00:08:10
Subjects: Politics | Government | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 1996 | STATE BUDGET
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Duhe, Jeff Reporter
- Ewing, Randy Interviewee
- Hainkel, John Interviewee
- Tarver, Greg Speaker
- Dardenne, Jay Interviewee
Description
This segment from the May 31, 1996, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Jeff Duhe’s report on the fifth week of the 1996 Fiscal Session of the Louisiana Legislature. His report includes: the House passing the capital outlay budget; an interview with Senate President Randy Ewing on BESE’s plan for teacher pay raises; an interview with State Senator John Hainkel, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; State Senator Greg Tarver questioning Southern University on how they spent funds allocated for sickle cell anemia research; and an interview with State Senator Jay Dardenne on the Senate Finance Committee’s increased scrutiny of the state budget.