Headlines - June 8, 1979
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1979-06-08
Duration: 00:06:29
Subjects: Headlines | Louisiana Legislative Session, 1979 | Louisiana. Legislature | Politics | LEGISLATION | Education | Literacy | High school diplomas | DOZIER, GIL | Elections, 1979 | Louisiana secretary of state election, 1979 | BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Jeffers, Ben | Catahoula leopard dog | State dogs
Contributors:
- George, Beth Host
- Blome, Ron Host
- Jenkins, Woody Speaker
- Jackson, Alphonse Interviewee
- Doucet, Eddie Speaker
- Dozier, Gil Speaker
- Jeffers, Ben Speaker
Description
This segment from the June 8, 1979, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features the week’s headlines from the 1979 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. These stories include: testimony before the House Education Committee on a bill requiring graduating high school seniors to pass a basic literacy test before receiving their diplomas; Commissioner of Agriculture Gil Dozier denying charges that he tried to shake down an auction barn operator for a campaign contribution; Ben Jeffers, a candidate for Secretary of State, speaking at the Baton Rouge Press Club; and the passage of a bill out of committee that names the Catahoula as the state dog of Louisiana. Host: Beth George Host: Ron Blome