Headlines - October 5, 2012
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2012-10-05
Duration: 00:03:13
Subjects: Louisiana State University System | Hospitals | Health Care | Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) | Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). College of Engineering | Romney, Mitt | United States presidential election, 2012
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Jindal, Bobby Speaker
- Romney, Mitt Speaker
Description
This segment from the October 5, 2012, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: the LSU Board of Supervisors approving a plan to lay-off 1,500 employees at seven LSU hospitals; Governor Bobby Jindal announcing a $100 million public-private partnership to renovate LSU’s College of Engineering; and the reaction to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s proposal to eliminate the funding for PBS.