2012 Legislative Session, Week 12
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2012-06-01
Duration: 00:04:58
Subjects: Politics | Government | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2012 | HIGHER EDUCATION | Louisiana Community and Technical College System | South Louisiana Community College | Abortion | Health Care | Discrimination against the mentally ill
Contributors:
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- May, Joe Speaker
- Fannin, Jim Speaker
- Schroder, John Speaker
- Burrell, Roy Speaker
- Hoffman, Frank Speaker
- Thomas, Mark Speaker
- Waddell, Greg Speaker
- Jackson, Katrina Speaker
Description
This segment from the June 1, 2012, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Shauna Sanford’s recap of the twelfth week of the 2012 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. These stories include: State Representatives Jim Fannin, John Schroder, and Roy Burrell questioning Dr. Joe May, the president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, on a bill merging several Acadiana-based vocational schools with South Louisiana Community College in Lafayette; State Representative Frank Hoffman testifying on a bill prohibiting abortions when the fetus can feel pain; and mental health advocate Mark Thomas, attorney Greg Waddell of the Louisiana State Medical Society, and State Representative Katrina Jackson testifying on a bill preventing doctors from discriminating against patients with a mental illness.