Luling Ferry Disaster Monument (2009)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Destrehan, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2009-10-16
Duration: 00:02:36
Subjects: Luling Ferry Disaster, 1976 | Marine accidents | Monuments
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Anderson, Royd Interviewee
Description
This segment from the October 16, 2009, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford’s in-studio interview with filmmaker Royd Anderson. He discusses: the Luling Ferry Disaster of 1976; the controversy surrounding the building of the first monument to the victims in Edgard in the 1970s; and the upcoming unveiling of a new monument in Destrehan.