Battle for Benefits (2019)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2019-11-15
Duration: 00:05:01
Subjects: Military | Veterans
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Woods, Virnado Editor
- Brown, Reginald Interviewee
- Rader, Wayne Interviewee
- Hargrove, Shelby Interviewee
- LeGrand, Clay Interviewee
- McKeough, Paul, Jr. Interviewee
Description
This segment from the November 15, 2019, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s report on a group of Louisiana veterans’ efforts to repeal the widow’s tax, which reduces the amount of Department of Defense annuity payments received by military widows. He interviews members of the Military Officers Association of America, Reginald Brown, Wayne Rader, Shelby Hargrove, Clay LeGrand, and Paul McKeough, Jr.