Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1997-02-21

Duration: 00:05:49

Subjects: Construction projects | URBAN RENEWAL

Contributors:

• Collins, Robert Host
• Hawkins, Roderick Reporter
• Dekker, Hans Interviewee
• Wallace, Lawrence Interviewee
• Jenkins, Tikita Interviewee

This segment from the February 21, 1997, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Roderick Hawkins’ report on the efforts to revitalize blighted neighborhoods through a partnership between Local Initiative Support Corporation and neighborhood-based organizations. His report includes highlights of United States Senator John Breaux’s tour of the new houses being built in a Baton Rouge neighborhood. Hawkins also interviews: Hans Dekker, Local Initiatives Support Corporation; Lawrence Wallace, community organizer; and Tikita Jenkins, home buyer. Host: Robert Collins