Legislature’s Leadership Elections (1988)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1988-03-11
Duration: 00:03:50
Subjects: Louisiana. Legislature
Contributors:
- Lormand, Ken Host
- Sockman, Roger Reporter
- Alario, John Interviewee
- Nunez, Sammy Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 11, 1988, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Roger Sockman’s report on the controversy surrounding the Louisiana Legislature’s upcoming leadership elections for Speaker of the House and Senate President due to Governor-Elect Buddy Roemer nominating his own candidates for the positions, State Representative Jimmy Dimos and State Senator Allen Bares. Sockman interviews the incumbents in the election, Speaker of the House John Alario and Senate President Sammy Nunez. Host: Ken Lorman