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Bridge Safety (2024)

Louisiana: The State We're In

Details

Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2024-04-05

Duration: 00:04:39

Subjects: Transportation | BRIDGES

Contributors:

  • St. Cyr, Kara Host
  • Mattei, Norma Jean Interviewee
  • Kameshwar, Sabarethinam Interviewee
  • Mallet, Rodney Interviewee
  • Erwin, Barry Interviewee

Description

This segment from the April 5, 2024, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kara St. Cyr’s report on bridge safety in Louisiana following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. She interviews: Dr. Norma Jean Mattei, civil and environmental engineering professor at the University of New Orleans (UNO); Dr. Sabarethinam Kameshwar, civil and environmental engineering at LSU; Rodney Mallet, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD); and Barry Erwin, president of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL).