State Budget Surplus (Dec. 2022)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2022-12-23
Duration: 00:03:24
Subjects: STATE BUDGET | Economy
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Barnes, Stephen Interviewee
Description
This segment from the December 23, 2022, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s in-studio interview with Dr. Stephen Barnes, a member of the Revenue Estimating Conference and the director of the Blanco Public Policy Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL). He discusses: the projected $1.5 billion state budget surplus; the ongoing concerns about inflation; and the state’s spending priorities.