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COVID-19: Parish Relief (2020)

Louisiana: The State We're In

Details

Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2020-07-17

Duration: 00:02:09

Subjects: Local governments | Coronaviruses | Public health | COVID-19 pandemic

Contributors:

  • Moreau, Andre Host
  • Chaisson, Archie Interviewee
  • Miller, Robby Interviewee

Description

This segment from the July 17, 2020, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s interview with Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson and Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller, two Louisiana representatives on the National Association of Counties (NACO). They discuss NACO’s efforts to lobby the federal government for more aid to county and parish governments to help pay for the costs associated with responding to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.