Headlines - May 13, 2011
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2011-05-13
Duration: 00:06:27
Subjects: Mississippi River floods, 2011 | LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN | Bonnet Carre Spillway | ATCHAFALAYA BASIN | SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION | Pastorek, Paul
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Barry, John Interviewee
- Lopez, John Interviewee
- Maate, Timothy Interviewee
- Doiron, Larry Interviewee
- Jindal, Bobby Interviewee
Description
This segment from the May 13, 2011, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: flooding near Lake Providence; the preparations for the Mississippi River flooding in Baton Rouge and New Orleans; an interview with John Barry, the author of “Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927” on the potential floods; an interview with John Lopez, the president of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, on the expectation of an algae bloom during the summer as a result of the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway; an interview with Morgan City Mayor Timothy Matte on the flood preparations along the Atchafalaya Basin; and an interview with Governor Bobby Jindal on the possible replacements for Superintendent of Education of Paul Pastorek, who announced his resignation.