Headlines – December 18, 2015
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2015-12-18
Duration: 00:01:56
Subjects: Monuments | Edwards, John Bel
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Edwards, John Bel Speaker
- Wilson, Shawn Speaker
- Melancon, Charlie Speaker
Description
This segment from the December 18, 2015, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: the New Orleans City Council voting to remove four Confederate monuments; Governor-Elect John Bel Edwards announcing new members of his cabinet; and comments by two of those appointees, Dr. Shawn Wilson (Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development) and Charlie Melancon (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries).