Headlines – April 10, 2015
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2015-04-10
Duration: 00:02:13
Subjects: Graduation rates | Bayou Corne sinkhole, 2012 | Drunk driving
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
Description
This segment from the April 10, 2015, 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: the Louisiana Department of Education reporting that the high school graduation rate has increased to 74.6%; a federal judge ruling that the $48 million settlement in the class action lawsuit for the Bayou Corne sinkhole was reached fairly; a new centralized state network that will allow all law enforcement agencies to track drunk driving arrests; and the death of Reverend Gardner C. Taylor, the former pastor at Mount Zion First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, at age 96.