Headlines – June 30, 2017
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-06-30
Duration: 00:01:35
Subjects: Edwards, John Bel | University of Louisiana at Monroe | Sterling, Alton, d. 2016 | Shooting of Baton Rouge police officers, 2016
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Edwards, John Bel Interviewee
Description
This segment from the June 30, 2017, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: an interview with Governor John Bel Edwards on the need for a bipartisan approach to health care in the United States Senate; the Louisiana Board of Regents granting the University of Louisiana at Monroe a license to operate a medical school; the family of Alton Sterling suing the Baton Rouge Police Department and the City of Baton Rouge; and East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore III releasing an extensive report on the July 17, 2016, police ambush that killed three and wounded three.