Collection:LPB

Genre: Panel

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

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2022-12-14

Duration: 00:48:17

Subjects: COUNCIL FOR A BETTER LOUISIANA | Filmed panel discussions

Contributors:

• Erwin, Barry Moderator
• Folse, John Speaker
• Hardy, Rhoman Speaker
• Woodward, Scott Speaker

This episode of the series “Newmakers” from December 14, 2022, features Barry Erwin of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL) moderating a panel discussion at CABL Annual Meeting in Baton Rouge called, “Diverse Perspectives: A Conversation About the Future of Louisiana.” The panelists are: Chef John Folse; Rhoman Hardy, a recent retiree from Shell and a member of the Board of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System; and Scott Woodward, the athletic director at LSU. They discuss: their backgrounds in Louisiana; the state’s food and hospitality industry; the future of the energy sector; Louisiana’s impact on sports; people’s impressions of Louisiana around the country and the world; the lessons learned from their travels that may help Louisiana; their advice for the next Governor; and their views on the future of Louisiana.