Headlines – January 25, 2013
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2013-01-25
Duration: 00:03:26
Subjects: Bayou Corne sinkhole, 2012 | Jindal, Bobby, 1971- | Retirement | Turnley, Richard, Jr.
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Jindal, Bobby Speaker
Description
This segment from the January 25, 2013, 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 discovery of eleven new bubbling sites near the Bayou Corne sinkhole in Assumption Parish; highlights from a speech given by Governor Bobby Jindal at the winter meeting of the Republican National Committee; the Jindal Administration’s plans to appeal a ruling that struck down their retirement plan for new state employees; and the death of former state legislator Richard Turnley, Jr. at age 79.