Collection:LPB

Genre: Speech

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

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2021-05-03

Duration: 00:33:26

Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Honore, Russel L. | United States Capitol Complex (Washington, D.C.) | Environment | Louisiana. Legislature

Contributors:

• Honore, Russel Speaker

This episode of the series “Press Club” features a speech by retired Lieutenant General Russel Honore before a meeting of the Baton Rouge Press Club on May 3, 2021. General Honore was appointed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to lead a review of security at the United States Capitol following the January 6, 2021, attack. He is also the leader of the Green Army, a coalition of civic, community, and environmental groups. He discusses his task force’s recommendations to improve security at the United States Capitol and the Green Army’s legislative priorities for the 2021 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. He also answers questions from the media.