Headlines – September 5, 2014
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2014-09-05
Duration: 00:02:04
Subjects: BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010 | Same-sex marriage | Obesity
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
Description
This segment from the September 5, 2014, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: Judge Carl Barbier finding BP guilty of being grossly negligent in the 2010 BP Oil Spill; Judge Martin Feldman upholding the state’s ban on same-sex marriage; the sales tax holiday for guns and hunting equipment; and a report by Trust for America’s Health finding that one-third of Louisiana adults are obese.