Collection:LPB

Genre: News, Public Affairs

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1983-11-25

Duration: 00:03:08

Subjects: STATE BUDGET | Apportionment (Election law) | UNEMPLOYMENT

Contributors:

• Courtney, Beth Host
• Johnson, Ken Host
• Alexander, Stephanie Speaker

This segment from the November 25, 1983, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Ken Johnson and Beth Courtney reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: incoming Commissioner of Administration Stephanie Alexander speaking to the Baton Rouge Press Club about the state’s budget deficit; an update on State Representative John Alario’s bid to become Speaker of the House; Governor Dave Treen’s plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Louisiana’s 1981 Congressional redistricting plan; the results from the elections for the Louisiana Legislature; and the state’s unemployment numbers for October.