Headlines - September 2, 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: 2011-09-02
Duration: 00:03:50
Subjects: Louisiana. National Guard | WATER SUPPLY | Droughts | Gulf Coast Claims Facility | Oil and gas leases
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Feinberg, Kenneth Speaker
Description
This segment from the September 2, 2011, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: the Louisiana National Guard dropping water on the marsh fire in the Bayou Sauvage Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans; the National Guard delivering 28 water tankers to Ferriday to help with the town’s severe water disruption due to drought conditions; Kenneth Feinberg announcing the closure of seven Gulf Coast Claims Facility offices, including the offices in New Iberia and Venice; Southwestern Energy Company buying 460,000 acres of shale leases in north Louisiana; and the opening of the Charleston Industrial Park in Monroe.