Year in Review (1996)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1996-12-27
Duration: 00:26:47
Subjects: Politics | Elections, 1996 | United States Senate election in Louisiana, 1996 | Gambling
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Wardlaw, Jack Panelist
- Morgan, Robert Panelist
- Hill, John Panelist
Description
This episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” from December 27, 1996, features Robert Collins leading a panel discussion with reporters on the major stories of 1996. The panelists are: Jack Wardlaw, New Orleans Times-Picayune; Robert Morgan, Alexandria Daily Town Talk; and John Hill, Shreveport Times and Monroe News-Star. They discuss: Mary Landrieu’s win over Woody Jenkins in the 1996 United States Senate election; the elections of Chris John and John Cooksey to the United States House of Representatives; the political futures of J. Bennett Johnston, Jimmy Hayes, and Cleo Fields; Governor Mike Foster’s first year in office; the job performances of the new statewide elected officials and legislative leadership; the gambling vote; and the Medicaid funding crisis.