Headlines – May 6, 2016
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2016-05-06
Duration: 00:04:56
Subjects: Cook, Charles E., Jr. | Politics | Elections, 2016 | United States presidential election, 2016 | Fleming, John C. | Veterans | World War II
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Cook, Charlie Interviewee
- Fleming, John Speaker
Description
This segment from the May 6, 2016, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: an interview with political analyst Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report on the 2016 presidential election; highlights from the 2016 Louisiana Legends Gala at the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge; Congressman John Fleming speaking to the Baton Rouge Press Club about why he is running for the U.S. Senate; and the death of the nation’s oldest World War II veteran, Frank Levingston, Jr. of Lake Charles, at age 110.