Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2023-04-07

Duration: 00:05:00

Subjects: Louisiana. Legislature | Politics | Government | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2023

Contributors:

• Moreau, Andre Host
• Erwin, Barry Interviewee

This segment from the April 7, 2023, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s in-studio interview with Barry Erwin, the president of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL). He previews the upcoming 2023 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, including: Governor John Bel Edwards’ agenda for his final session; some of the major issues of the session, including changing the loopholes in the law allowing the sale of hemp and increasing the penalties for fentanyl; and the state budget.