Headlines – September 26, 2014
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2014-09-26
Duration: 00:02:52
Subjects: Rape victims | Greenstein, Bruce | Capital Punishment | Interstate 49
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
Description
This segment from the September 26, 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: health care providers charging rape victims for medical examinations; the indictment of former Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein on nine charges of perjury; Governor Bobby Jindal visiting New Hampshire and Iowa; State Senator J.P. Morrell leading a study to determine how much Louisiana spends on the death penalty; and the results of a feasibility study on charging a toll to complete the construction of Interstate 49 South from Lafayette to New Orleans.