Off-Track Betting (1988)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1988-03-4
Duration: 00:06:07
Subjects: Elections, 1988 | Gambling | Horse racing | Sports betting
Contributors:
- Lormand, Ken Host
- Babin, Babs Speaker
- Vetter, Rob Speaker
- Fogleman, Bill Interviewee
- Vetter, Rob Interviewee
- Lohman, Jack Interviewee
- Patton, J.W., III Interviewee
- Beauchamp, A.R. Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 4, 1988, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Ken Lormand’s report on the upcoming March 8th vote to legalize off-track betting parlors for horse racing in three parishes, St. Bernard Parish, St. James Parish, and West Baton Rouge Parish. His report includes highlights of a public hearing on the issue in West Baton Rouge Parish and a visit to “The Finish Line,” a newly opened betting parlor in Covington. Lormand interviews: Bill Fogleman of the Evangeline Downs racetrack in Lafayette; Rob Vetter of the West Baton Rouge Development Club; Jack Lohman of “The Finish Line”; J.W. Patton, III, a police juror in West Baton Rouge Parish; and Reverend A.R. Beauchamp of Port Allen.