Collection:LSA

Copyright Holder: Louisiana State Archives

Date Issued:

Duration: 00:49:43

Subjects: O SHEE, RICHARD | WARDLAW, JACK | TIMES PICAYUNE | SCHIRO, VICTOR (N.O. MAYOR) | CIVIL RIGHTS | EDWARDS, EDWIN (GOVERNOR) | LYNCH, BILL (TIMES PICAYUNE) | VIDRINE, CLYDE (EDWARDS ASSOCI | CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 1973 | HENRY, E.L. "BUBBA" (STATE REP | MCKEITHEN, JOHN (GOVERNOR) | SUPERDOME | YOUNG, A.Z. (CIVIL RIGHTS) | BOGALUSA CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH | TREEN, DAVID C. (GOVERNOR) | BRILAB INVESTIGATION | ROEMER, CHARLES (EDWARDS ADMIN | ROEMER, CHARLES "BUDDY" (GOVER

Contributors:

• Wardlaw, Jack Interviewee
• Jackson Jr., Sailor Interviewer
• Jackson Jr., Sailor Photographer

Oral history with Times Picayune Bureau Chief Jack Wardlaw. Conducted on September 16, 1994. In this interview, Wardlaw discusses his long career in political coverage with the States-Item and Times Picayune. He provides insider information on the governorships of Edwin Edwards, David Treen, and Buddy Roemer. He also discusses the Civil Rights Movement in Louisiana, the 1972 Louisiana Constitutional Convention, and his thoughts on the Louisiana political system.