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Headlines – December 9, 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: 2016-12-09

Duration: 00:03:06

Subjects: Trump, Donald, 1946- | Floods, 2016 | STATE BUDGET | Whooping crane

Contributors:

  • Whinham, Charlie Host
  • Trump, Donald Speaker

Description

This segment from the December 9, 2016, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: President-Elect Donald Trump visiting Baton Rouge for a get out the vote rally for State Treasurer John Kennedy’s U.S. Senate campaign; the United States Congress allocating $1.24 billion in additional flood relief for Louisiana; the estimates for mid-year budget cuts; and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries releasing fourteen additional whooping cranes into the wild at the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in southwest Louisiana.