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Headlines – September 19, 2014

Louisiana: The State We're In

Details

Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2014-09-19

Duration: 00:03:42

Subjects: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) | College sports | Boggs, Thomas Hale

Contributors:

  • Whinham, Charlie Host
  • Feldman, Gabe Interviewee

Description

This segment from the September 19, 2014, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: Louisiana State University enrollment topping 30,000 students at the Baton Rouge campus; an interview with Gabe Feldman, the director of the Sports Law Program at Tulane University, discussing the impact of the O’Bannon v. NCAA lawsuit on college sports; State Farm reporting a 6% increase in the number of vehicle-deer collisions in Louisiana; and the death of lobbyist Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr., the son of former Congressman Hale Boggs, Sr. and former Congresswoman Lindy Boggs, at age 73.