Headlines - April 19, 2013
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2013-04-19
Duration: 00:06:05
Subjects: Fort Polk (La.) | Military | BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010 | Perkins, Huel D. (Huel Davis), 1924-2013
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Jordan, Matt Reporter
- Hagen, Maryann Interviewee
- Ferguson, Otis Interviewee
- Keeling, Barry Interviewee
- Edwards, John Bel Speaker
- Graves, Garret Interviewee
- Perkins, Huel Interviewee
Description
This segment from the April 19, 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: a report by Matt Jordan of KALB-TV on a public meeting in Leesville on the future of Fort Polk; the conclusion of testimony in the first phase of the BP Oil Spill trial in New Orleans; an interview with Garret Graves of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) on the third anniversary of the BP Oil Spill; and the death of Dr. Huel Perkins, a former administrator at LSU and Southern University, at the age of 88.