U. S. Senate Election Results (1996)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1996-11-08
Duration: 00:24:20
Subjects: Gambling | Elections, 1996 | United States Senate election in Louisiana, 1996 | Landrieu, Mary, 1955- | Jenkins, Woody | Politics
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Parent, Wayne Panelist
- Steimel, Ed Panelist
- Reed, Ed Panelist
- Landrieu, Mary Speaker
- Jenkins, Woody Speaker
Description
This episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” from November 8, 1996, features Robert Collins leading a panel discussion on the November 5th statewide election results with: Dr. Wayne Parent, a political science professor at LSU; Ed Steimel, a gambling opponent and the founder of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI); and Ed Reed, political consultant. Prior to the discussion, Collins presents the election results in several races, including former State Treasurer Mary Landrieu’s victory over State Representative Woody Jenkins by 5,899 votes. The panelists discuss: the Senate race; the results of the local option election on gambling; and Jenkins’ assertion that there may have been voting irregularities. During the discussion, Collins also presents clips of the election night speeches of Landrieu and Jenkins.