Collection:LPB

Genre: News, Public Affairs

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1984-01-13

Duration: 00:07:10

Subjects: UNEMPLOYMENT | Economy | Business | Industry

Contributors:

• Courtney, Beth Host
• Johnson, Ken Reporter
• Moore, Henson Interviewee
• Broussard, David Interviewee
• Duplessis, Sidney Interviewee
• Bussie, Victor Interviewee

This segment from the January 13, 1984, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Ken Johnson’s report on unemployment in Louisiana and the economic outlook for 1984. Johnson reports that Louisiana’s unemployment rate peaked at 13.1% in June 1983. He interviews: Congressman Henson Moore; David Broussard, a contractor; Sidney Duplessis, an automobile dealer; and Victor Bussie of the Louisiana AFL-CIO. Host: Beth Courtney