Bayou Benoit (1978)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Bayou Benoit, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, 30.1007091, -91.6300248
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1978-08-4
Duration: 00:08:01
Subjects: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers | ATCHAFALAYA BASIN | LEVEES
Contributors:
- George, Beth Host
- Horton, Sidney Interviewee
Description
This segment from the August 4, 1978, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features a visit to Bayou Benoit in St. Martin Parish, where residents have been evicted from their land by the Army Corps of Engineers in order to construct new levees in the Atchafalaya Basin. Host: Beth George