Syrian Refugees in Louisiana
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2015-11-20
Duration: 00:09:20
Subjects: Refugees | Jindal, Bobby, 1971-
Contributors:
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Woods, Virnado Photographer
- Bernazzani, Jim Interviewee
- Diamond, Ray Interviewee
- Salazar, Corina Interviewee
Description
This segment from the November 20, 2015, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Shauna Sanford’s report on Governor Bobby Jindal issuing an executive order banning Syrian refugees from Louisiana following a terrorist attack in Paris by ISIS. Sanford reports that 14 Syrian refugees are currently in Louisiana. She interviews: Jim Bernazzani, former FBI director in New Orleans and counterterrorism expert; Ray Diamond, constitutional law professor at LSU; and Corina Salazar, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge.