Headlines – April 1, 2016
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2016-04-01
Duration: 00:03:41
Subjects: Taxes | MINIMUM WAGE | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2016 | REED, KIM HUNTER | Agriculture | HUNTER, CLEMENTINE
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Edwards, John Bel Speaker
- Starns, Dawn Speaker
Description
This segment from the April 1, 2016, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: new taxes taking effect; Governor John Bel Edwards and Dawn Starns of the National Federation of Independent Business testifying before the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee on a bill increasing the minimum wage; the appointment of Kim Hunter Reed, a former Vice President of the University of Louisiana System, as the Deputy Undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Education; an update on the state’s corn crop following the record rainfall; and the completion of the restoration of nine Clementine Hunter murals, which will be back on display at Melrose Plantation in Natchitoches.