Governor Mike Foster Interview (May 1997)
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: 1997-05-09
Duration: 00:24:57
Subjects: Foster, Mike, Jr., 1930-2020 | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 1997 | Politics | Government | Louisiana Charity Hospital System | Workforce development | AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE | STATE BUDGET
Contributors:
- Duhe, Jeff Host
- Foster, Mike Interviewee
Description
This episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” from May 9, 1997, features Jeff Duhe’s interview with Governor Mike Foster on the ongoing 1997 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. Governor Foster discusses: signing the bill to transfer governance of the Charity Hospital System to the LSU Medical School; signing the bill establishing a 25-member commission to manage 100 job training programs for workforce development; the proposals to lower automobile insurance rates; education funding; using one-time monies to pay for one-time expenditures; and the proposed pay raises for legislators.