1 00:00:00,367 --> 00:00:02,235 Support for Louisiana. 2 00:00:02,235 --> 00:00:03,937 The state we're in 3 00:00:03,937 --> 00:00:05,972 is provided by every day. 4 00:00:06,339 --> 00:00:07,774 I go to work for Entergy. 5 00:00:07,774 --> 00:00:08,041 I know 6 00:00:08,041 --> 00:00:09,476 customers are counting on me. 7 00:00:09,476 --> 00:00:10,710 So Entergy is investing 8 00:00:10,710 --> 00:00:11,211 millions of dollars 9 00:00:11,211 --> 00:00:13,046 to keep the lights on 10 00:00:13,113 --> 00:00:15,115 and installing new technology 11 00:00:15,115 --> 00:00:15,582 to prevent outages 12 00:00:15,582 --> 00:00:17,050 before they happen. 13 00:00:17,050 --> 00:00:18,852 Together, together, together. 14 00:00:18,852 --> 00:00:21,254 We power life. 15 00:00:30,864 --> 00:00:31,831 Additional support 16 00:00:31,831 --> 00:00:33,066 provided by the Fred B 17 00:00:33,066 --> 00:00:34,634 and Ruth B Zeigler Foundation 18 00:00:34,634 --> 00:00:36,069 and the Zigler Art Museum, 19 00:00:36,069 --> 00:00:38,171 located in Jennings City Hall. 20 00:00:38,171 --> 00:00:39,973 The museum focuses on emerging 21 00:00:39,973 --> 00:00:41,241 Louisiana artists 22 00:00:41,241 --> 00:00:41,708 and is an historical 23 00:00:41,708 --> 00:00:43,176 and cultural center 24 00:00:43,176 --> 00:00:46,079 for Southwest Louisiana 25 00:00:46,079 --> 00:00:47,080 and the Foundation 26 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:48,381 for Excellence in Louisiana 27 00:00:48,381 --> 00:00:49,783 Public Broadcasting. 28 00:00:49,783 --> 00:00:51,151 With support from viewers 29 00:00:51,151 --> 00:00:52,419 like you. 30 00:01:06,499 --> 00:01:07,634 Generally considering 31 00:01:07,634 --> 00:01:09,202 how much money they had, 32 00:01:09,202 --> 00:01:10,236 they spent it on 33 00:01:10,236 --> 00:01:11,771 some really smart things. 34 00:01:11,771 --> 00:01:12,439 A quick wrap up of this year's 35 00:01:12,439 --> 00:01:13,807 session. 36 00:01:13,807 --> 00:01:15,341 And other sessions on the books. 37 00:01:15,341 --> 00:01:17,110 And what it means for the state. 38 00:01:17,110 --> 00:01:18,011 Men are a little higher 39 00:01:18,011 --> 00:01:18,545 risk for health issues 40 00:01:18,545 --> 00:01:20,080 than women are. 41 00:01:20,113 --> 00:01:21,581 Men are less likely to seek 42 00:01:21,581 --> 00:01:23,016 medical help. 43 00:01:23,016 --> 00:01:25,251 My mom likes it, and I like it 44 00:01:25,251 --> 00:01:27,087 because it's about science 45 00:01:27,087 --> 00:01:29,556 and math and me and my mom 46 00:01:29,622 --> 00:01:31,391 both like science and math. 47 00:01:31,391 --> 00:01:32,592 And it's finally summer 48 00:01:32,592 --> 00:01:33,860 for kids in Louisiana. 49 00:01:35,395 --> 00:01:35,929 Hi, everyone. 50 00:01:35,929 --> 00:01:36,563 I'm Kara St.Cyr And I'm Andre 51 00:01:36,563 --> 00:01:38,031 Moreau. 52 00:01:38,198 --> 00:01:39,399 Mass shootings 53 00:01:39,399 --> 00:01:39,966 are dominating the news 54 00:01:39,966 --> 00:01:41,534 cycle these days. 55 00:01:41,801 --> 00:01:42,068 So far 56 00:01:42,068 --> 00:01:43,903 this year, as of June 5th, 57 00:01:44,170 --> 00:01:47,173 246 such shootings in America. 58 00:01:47,474 --> 00:01:48,875 That number from the Gun 59 00:01:48,875 --> 00:01:50,143 Violence Archive. 60 00:01:50,143 --> 00:01:51,911 It's a database that records 61 00:01:51,911 --> 00:01:53,646 gun violence in the US. 62 00:01:53,646 --> 00:01:55,482 You can find them on Twitter 63 00:01:55,482 --> 00:01:56,983 at gun deaths. 64 00:01:56,983 --> 00:01:58,051 On Capitol Hill, 65 00:01:58,051 --> 00:01:59,419 some congressional members 66 00:01:59,419 --> 00:01:59,786 have scramble 67 00:01:59,786 --> 00:02:01,521 to enact tougher gun laws, 68 00:02:01,721 --> 00:02:02,188 but they've been met 69 00:02:02,188 --> 00:02:04,390 with opposition. 70 00:02:04,390 --> 00:02:04,924 The House passed a gun 71 00:02:04,924 --> 00:02:06,059 control bill 72 00:02:06,059 --> 00:02:07,760 that would raise the age of gun 73 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:09,729 ownership to 21, ban 74 00:02:09,729 --> 00:02:11,097 the sale of semi-automatics 75 00:02:11,097 --> 00:02:12,365 and make tighter restrictions 76 00:02:12,365 --> 00:02:14,100 on gun storage regulations. 77 00:02:14,100 --> 00:02:15,135 The bill is expected 78 00:02:15,135 --> 00:02:15,502 to fall apart 79 00:02:15,502 --> 00:02:17,403 in the evenly divided Senate, 80 00:02:17,670 --> 00:02:18,138 where some lawmakers 81 00:02:18,138 --> 00:02:19,906 are negotiating lighter, more 82 00:02:19,939 --> 00:02:21,274 lenient amendments. 83 00:02:21,274 --> 00:02:23,209 The deal is still on the table. 84 00:02:23,209 --> 00:02:24,777 The massacre in Uvalde, 85 00:02:24,777 --> 00:02:26,179 Texas, has put actor 86 00:02:26,179 --> 00:02:27,480 Matthew McConaughey 87 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:28,748 front and center. 88 00:02:28,748 --> 00:02:30,884 Uvalde, population 15,000. 89 00:02:31,084 --> 00:02:32,552 It's his hometown. 90 00:02:32,552 --> 00:02:33,019 He took the podium 91 00:02:33,019 --> 00:02:34,220 at the White House 92 00:02:34,220 --> 00:02:35,555 news conference this week 93 00:02:35,555 --> 00:02:37,423 urging for gun reform. 94 00:02:37,423 --> 00:02:38,925 He spoke on behalf of parents 95 00:02:38,925 --> 00:02:40,293 and children and rob 96 00:02:40,293 --> 00:02:41,494 elementary school 97 00:02:41,494 --> 00:02:42,695 where 19 children 98 00:02:42,695 --> 00:02:44,230 and two teachers died. 99 00:02:45,565 --> 00:02:46,633 A Miami day 100 00:02:46,633 --> 00:02:49,269 wanted to be a marine biologist. 101 00:02:49,269 --> 00:02:49,869 She was already in contact 102 00:02:49,869 --> 00:02:50,837 with Corpus 103 00:02:50,837 --> 00:02:52,305 Christi University of A&M 104 00:02:52,305 --> 00:02:55,542 for future college enrollment. 105 00:02:55,542 --> 00:02:56,676 Nine years old, 106 00:02:57,143 --> 00:02:57,443 May Day 107 00:02:57,443 --> 00:02:59,045 cared for the environment 108 00:02:59,045 --> 00:02:59,479 so strongly that 109 00:02:59,479 --> 00:03:01,147 when the city asked her mother 110 00:03:01,147 --> 00:03:01,648 if they could release 111 00:03:01,648 --> 00:03:02,682 some balloons 112 00:03:02,682 --> 00:03:03,917 into the sky 113 00:03:03,917 --> 00:03:04,951 in her memory, 114 00:03:04,951 --> 00:03:06,953 her mom said, oh, no, 115 00:03:06,953 --> 00:03:09,355 maybe they would want to litter 116 00:03:11,024 --> 00:03:13,259 my they wore green, 117 00:03:13,426 --> 00:03:16,663 high top converse with a heart. 118 00:03:16,796 --> 00:03:18,164 She had hand drawn on the right 119 00:03:18,164 --> 00:03:20,600 toe because they represented her 120 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,135 love of nature. 121 00:03:22,135 --> 00:03:23,369 Camilla's got these shoes. 122 00:03:23,369 --> 00:03:23,970 Can you show these shoes, 123 00:03:23,970 --> 00:03:25,572 please? 124 00:03:25,572 --> 00:03:27,073 Wear these everyday 125 00:03:27,073 --> 00:03:28,308 green converse 126 00:03:28,308 --> 00:03:31,744 with a heart on the right toe. 127 00:03:33,179 --> 00:03:33,646 These are the same 128 00:03:33,646 --> 00:03:35,515 green converse 129 00:03:35,515 --> 00:03:36,282 on her feet 130 00:03:36,282 --> 00:03:36,783 that turned out to be 131 00:03:36,783 --> 00:03:38,251 the only clear evidence 132 00:03:38,251 --> 00:03:38,751 that could identify 133 00:03:38,751 --> 00:03:40,520 her after the shooting. 134 00:03:42,322 --> 00:03:43,923 Have had that. 135 00:03:44,023 --> 00:03:45,658 A very powerful plea 136 00:03:45,658 --> 00:03:47,560 coming from McConaughey. 137 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:48,361 But in Louisiana, 138 00:03:48,361 --> 00:03:49,963 the regular session of the state 139 00:03:49,963 --> 00:03:51,531 legislature has ended 140 00:03:51,531 --> 00:03:52,165 but the governor has called 141 00:03:52,165 --> 00:03:53,666 for a special session 142 00:03:53,666 --> 00:03:54,234 to begin next Wednesday, 143 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:55,868 June 15th. 144 00:03:55,868 --> 00:03:57,437 Still unsettled Louisiana's 145 00:03:57,437 --> 00:03:58,638 congressional map. 146 00:03:58,638 --> 00:03:59,072 A federal judge 147 00:03:59,072 --> 00:04:00,940 rejected the redistricting map 148 00:04:01,107 --> 00:04:01,774 that lawmakers adopted earlier 149 00:04:01,774 --> 00:04:03,643 this year. U.S. 150 00:04:03,643 --> 00:04:03,943 District 151 00:04:03,943 --> 00:04:05,211 Judge Shelley Dick ruled 152 00:04:05,211 --> 00:04:06,579 the map was a violation 153 00:04:06,579 --> 00:04:08,114 of the Voting Rights Act. 154 00:04:08,114 --> 00:04:09,515 She also ruled that it must be 155 00:04:09,515 --> 00:04:11,084 fixed by June 20th. 156 00:04:11,084 --> 00:04:12,151 Now, June 20th 157 00:04:12,151 --> 00:04:14,053 is the final day of this brief 158 00:04:14,053 --> 00:04:15,321 special session. 159 00:04:15,321 --> 00:04:16,456 Secretary of State Kyle 160 00:04:16,456 --> 00:04:17,056 O'Dwyer says that deadline 161 00:04:17,056 --> 00:04:19,058 doesn't 162 00:04:19,058 --> 00:04:20,260 allow enough time 163 00:04:20,260 --> 00:04:21,661 to rework the map. 164 00:04:21,661 --> 00:04:22,662 Judge Dicks says 165 00:04:22,662 --> 00:04:24,364 it's more than enough time 166 00:04:24,364 --> 00:04:25,832 and the delay would only harm 167 00:04:25,832 --> 00:04:28,301 voters who sued the state. 168 00:04:28,301 --> 00:04:29,636 So what I can tell you 169 00:04:29,636 --> 00:04:31,604 is that in the next day or so, 170 00:04:31,604 --> 00:04:33,906 I will be issuing a call 171 00:04:33,906 --> 00:04:35,575 for a special session 172 00:04:35,575 --> 00:04:36,476 to do exactly 173 00:04:36,476 --> 00:04:37,110 what the middle district of 174 00:04:37,110 --> 00:04:38,578 Louisiana 175 00:04:38,578 --> 00:04:39,612 has told us to do. 176 00:04:40,580 --> 00:04:42,882 What is required 177 00:04:42,882 --> 00:04:43,483 by Section 178 00:04:43,483 --> 00:04:45,652 two of the Voting Rights Act, 179 00:04:45,652 --> 00:04:48,421 but is required by basic 180 00:04:48,421 --> 00:04:50,623 fairness and basic math 181 00:04:50,623 --> 00:04:52,325 And that is to come in 182 00:04:52,325 --> 00:04:55,862 and redraw the district. 183 00:04:55,962 --> 00:04:58,264 And so I'll be doing that 184 00:04:58,264 --> 00:04:58,965 in the next day or two, because 185 00:04:58,965 --> 00:05:02,535 we don't have longer than that. 186 00:05:03,536 --> 00:05:04,037 And now let's 187 00:05:04,037 --> 00:05:04,704 look at some of the other news 188 00:05:04,704 --> 00:05:06,339 making headlines 189 00:05:06,506 --> 00:05:07,840 across the state. 190 00:05:07,840 --> 00:05:08,541 Starbucks employees in Louisiana 191 00:05:08,541 --> 00:05:10,076 are beginning 192 00:05:10,076 --> 00:05:11,344 to unionize. 193 00:05:11,344 --> 00:05:11,778 In New Orleans, 194 00:05:11,778 --> 00:05:13,079 one of the chain's coffee 195 00:05:13,079 --> 00:05:14,314 shops got enough votes 196 00:05:14,314 --> 00:05:15,782 to join Workers United, 197 00:05:15,782 --> 00:05:17,417 making them the first chain 198 00:05:17,417 --> 00:05:18,885 in Louisiana to do so. 199 00:05:18,885 --> 00:05:19,252 This comes on 200 00:05:19,252 --> 00:05:20,453 the heels of a series 201 00:05:20,453 --> 00:05:21,954 of wins for Starbucks employees 202 00:05:21,954 --> 00:05:23,222 around the country. 203 00:05:23,222 --> 00:05:24,057 Just last week, an 204 00:05:24,057 --> 00:05:25,725 Alabama store voted 27 205 00:05:25,725 --> 00:05:27,160 to one to join. 206 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:28,161 The push to organize 207 00:05:28,161 --> 00:05:28,594 has been sparked 208 00:05:28,594 --> 00:05:30,630 by years of employee complaints 209 00:05:30,630 --> 00:05:31,164 about being overworked 210 00:05:31,164 --> 00:05:32,665 and understaffed. 211 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:34,701 Starbucks says the company works 212 00:05:34,701 --> 00:05:36,169 better when corporate workers 213 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:38,171 directly deal with employees. 214 00:05:39,172 --> 00:05:39,672 A hazing 215 00:05:39,672 --> 00:05:40,273 investigation is underway 216 00:05:40,273 --> 00:05:41,774 in Lafayette. 217 00:05:41,774 --> 00:05:42,108 The Pi Kappa 218 00:05:42,108 --> 00:05:44,043 Alpha chapter at Yale 219 00:05:44,043 --> 00:05:44,410 was suspended 220 00:05:44,410 --> 00:05:46,045 after a hazing incident 221 00:05:46,045 --> 00:05:47,513 involving sleep deprivation 222 00:05:47,513 --> 00:05:49,382 and strength training exercises. 223 00:05:49,382 --> 00:05:50,583 In March. 224 00:05:50,650 --> 00:05:51,250 Eight men 225 00:05:51,250 --> 00:05:51,718 involved were issued 226 00:05:51,718 --> 00:05:53,353 misdemeanor summonses 227 00:05:53,353 --> 00:05:54,854 by the campus police. 228 00:05:54,854 --> 00:05:55,955 Seven of them were current 229 00:05:55,955 --> 00:05:57,724 students and 2022. 230 00:05:57,724 --> 00:05:58,691 One was no longer 231 00:05:58,691 --> 00:06:00,860 attending the university. 232 00:06:00,860 --> 00:06:02,095 To expand a pair, 233 00:06:02,095 --> 00:06:03,463 sheriff's are facing charges 234 00:06:03,463 --> 00:06:05,298 for reportedly committing fraud. 235 00:06:05,298 --> 00:06:06,432 Both deputies, Michael 236 00:06:06,432 --> 00:06:06,866 Arthur and Andre 237 00:06:06,866 --> 00:06:08,801 Weber were charged with theft. 238 00:06:08,801 --> 00:06:10,169 And malfeasance. 239 00:06:10,169 --> 00:06:10,603 In a statement, 240 00:06:10,603 --> 00:06:11,838 the sheriff's office wrote 241 00:06:11,838 --> 00:06:12,271 that the two men 242 00:06:12,271 --> 00:06:13,272 were getting payments 243 00:06:13,272 --> 00:06:14,907 for security work and off 244 00:06:14,907 --> 00:06:15,408 duty security work, 245 00:06:15,408 --> 00:06:16,776 while one the clerk 246 00:06:16,776 --> 00:06:18,778 at the sheriff's office 247 00:06:18,778 --> 00:06:19,779 Lawmakers are starting 248 00:06:19,779 --> 00:06:20,313 to announce their bids 249 00:06:20,313 --> 00:06:21,814 for the state treasurer. 250 00:06:21,881 --> 00:06:22,515 Representative Scott McKnight 251 00:06:22,515 --> 00:06:24,384 in East Baton Rouge Parish 252 00:06:24,384 --> 00:06:25,918 put in his bid to take over 253 00:06:25,918 --> 00:06:27,253 after John Schroeder, 254 00:06:27,253 --> 00:06:28,221 who's expected to run 255 00:06:28,221 --> 00:06:30,490 for governor in 20, 23 256 00:06:30,490 --> 00:06:32,525 elections, start October 14th 257 00:06:32,525 --> 00:06:33,960 next year. 258 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:35,762 On Saturday, June 4th, 259 00:06:35,762 --> 00:06:36,129 New Orleans 260 00:06:36,129 --> 00:06:37,697 Habitat for Humanity held 261 00:06:37,697 --> 00:06:39,065 its first ever Pride 262 00:06:39,065 --> 00:06:40,800 billed LGBTQ 263 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:42,068 plus community members 264 00:06:42,068 --> 00:06:43,503 and supporters gathered to help 265 00:06:43,503 --> 00:06:44,170 build a home for a New Orleans 266 00:06:44,170 --> 00:06:45,471 mother 267 00:06:45,471 --> 00:06:47,740 and her twin ten year old sons. 268 00:06:47,740 --> 00:06:48,574 The family will move 269 00:06:48,574 --> 00:06:49,208 into the new three bedroom, 270 00:06:49,208 --> 00:06:50,476 two bathroom 271 00:06:50,476 --> 00:06:51,744 house in a few months. 272 00:07:04,323 --> 00:07:05,425 And another 273 00:07:05,425 --> 00:07:06,959 session is in the books. 274 00:07:06,959 --> 00:07:08,060 That's what Governor John Bel 275 00:07:08,060 --> 00:07:09,328 Edwards said this Monday. 276 00:07:09,328 --> 00:07:09,729 After the 2022 277 00:07:09,729 --> 00:07:12,098 legislative session 278 00:07:12,432 --> 00:07:13,533 at 6 p.m., 279 00:07:13,533 --> 00:07:14,734 there were few controversial 280 00:07:14,734 --> 00:07:15,268 topics put a spotlight 281 00:07:15,268 --> 00:07:16,969 on Louisiana's lawmakers. 282 00:07:17,203 --> 00:07:17,904 The governor says he is pleased 283 00:07:17,904 --> 00:07:19,338 overall 284 00:07:19,338 --> 00:07:19,672 with the way 285 00:07:19,672 --> 00:07:20,773 the session concluded. 286 00:07:20,773 --> 00:07:21,073 Tonight, 287 00:07:21,073 --> 00:07:22,809 a recap of what happened. 288 00:07:23,776 --> 00:07:25,445 An unprecedented number of mass 289 00:07:25,445 --> 00:07:26,045 shootings and resurfacing 290 00:07:26,045 --> 00:07:28,080 debates about abortion 291 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:28,481 rights colored 292 00:07:28,481 --> 00:07:29,715 much of the news cycle. 293 00:07:29,715 --> 00:07:31,617 This session with a microscope 294 00:07:31,617 --> 00:07:33,186 on Louisiana's lawmakers, 295 00:07:33,186 --> 00:07:34,253 each debating where 296 00:07:34,253 --> 00:07:35,455 the state will stand. 297 00:07:35,455 --> 00:07:38,024 Now, the session is on the books 298 00:07:38,024 --> 00:07:38,491 and quite frankly, 299 00:07:38,491 --> 00:07:40,359 I'm very happy 300 00:07:41,194 --> 00:07:41,527 with the way 301 00:07:41,527 --> 00:07:42,762 the session turned out. 302 00:07:42,762 --> 00:07:44,230 But as the. Clock struck 6 p.m. 303 00:07:44,230 --> 00:07:45,765 on Monday at the Capitol, 304 00:07:45,765 --> 00:07:46,265 the session wrapped 305 00:07:46,265 --> 00:07:47,934 without the usual confusion 306 00:07:47,934 --> 00:07:48,367 and last minute 307 00:07:48,367 --> 00:07:50,369 votes of previous sessions. 308 00:07:50,369 --> 00:07:50,670 Governor 309 00:07:50,670 --> 00:07:52,505 John Bel Edwards says this year 310 00:07:52,505 --> 00:07:54,340 was a successful one. 311 00:07:54,340 --> 00:07:56,042 You don't always get everything 312 00:07:56,042 --> 00:07:57,343 that you want. 313 00:07:57,343 --> 00:07:58,644 Sometimes you get some things 314 00:07:58,644 --> 00:08:01,347 you don't want, but on balance, 315 00:08:01,347 --> 00:08:01,814 very pleased with 316 00:08:01,814 --> 00:08:03,149 what's happened. 317 00:08:03,149 --> 00:08:03,483 When session 318 00:08:03,483 --> 00:08:04,951 first began in March. 319 00:08:04,951 --> 00:08:05,418 Lawmakers were given 320 00:08:05,418 --> 00:08:07,687 a $39 billion budget 321 00:08:07,687 --> 00:08:08,888 to work with. 322 00:08:08,888 --> 00:08:09,522 They voted on a 1500 dollar 323 00:08:09,522 --> 00:08:11,057 annual pay 324 00:08:11,057 --> 00:08:12,492 raise for teachers, 325 00:08:12,492 --> 00:08:14,193 plus a $750.01 326 00:08:14,193 --> 00:08:15,495 for supporting staff. 327 00:08:15,495 --> 00:08:15,862 Legislators 328 00:08:15,862 --> 00:08:17,363 also put some money aside 329 00:08:17,363 --> 00:08:17,864 for infrastructural 330 00:08:17,864 --> 00:08:19,565 improvements. 331 00:08:19,565 --> 00:08:20,399 300 million 332 00:08:20,399 --> 00:08:21,701 was put toward a new Mississippi 333 00:08:21,701 --> 00:08:23,169 River Bridge. 334 00:08:23,169 --> 00:08:23,503 Both items 335 00:08:23,503 --> 00:08:24,971 were included in the proposal 336 00:08:24,971 --> 00:08:25,505 the governor announced 337 00:08:25,505 --> 00:08:27,306 at the beginning of the session. 338 00:08:27,306 --> 00:08:27,974 That he was especially pleased 339 00:08:27,974 --> 00:08:29,575 with the money 340 00:08:29,575 --> 00:08:30,209 put aside for early childhood 341 00:08:30,209 --> 00:08:31,677 education. 342 00:08:31,711 --> 00:08:32,044 We know that 343 00:08:32,044 --> 00:08:34,747 we have too many kids 344 00:08:34,747 --> 00:08:35,314 who by the second grade 345 00:08:35,314 --> 00:08:38,251 are not reading at grade level 346 00:08:38,351 --> 00:08:40,753 and they're not performing other 347 00:08:40,753 --> 00:08:42,054 things at grade level either. 348 00:08:43,122 --> 00:08:44,457 And we don't do a 349 00:08:44,457 --> 00:08:44,824 very good job 350 00:08:44,824 --> 00:08:46,325 of catching them up. 351 00:08:46,325 --> 00:08:47,693 The truth is, no state 352 00:08:47,693 --> 00:08:48,160 does a very good job 353 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:49,562 of catching them up. 354 00:08:49,562 --> 00:08:50,196 But we have too many of our 355 00:08:50,196 --> 00:08:52,932 kids, more than other states 356 00:08:54,066 --> 00:08:56,035 who are behind so early 357 00:08:56,035 --> 00:08:58,070 childhood is so important 358 00:08:58,437 --> 00:08:59,639 to prevent those children 359 00:08:59,639 --> 00:09:01,107 from being behind 360 00:09:01,107 --> 00:09:02,708 in the first place. 361 00:09:02,708 --> 00:09:03,309 And so this is what I mean 362 00:09:03,309 --> 00:09:05,111 when I talk about 363 00:09:05,111 --> 00:09:06,312 transformational change 364 00:09:06,312 --> 00:09:07,547 for our state. 365 00:09:07,547 --> 00:09:09,582 And if we will find the will 366 00:09:10,383 --> 00:09:11,150 and muster 367 00:09:11,150 --> 00:09:12,852 the discipline to make sure 368 00:09:12,852 --> 00:09:14,053 that we maintain 369 00:09:14,053 --> 00:09:14,520 these investments 370 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:16,556 for a generation 371 00:09:16,556 --> 00:09:17,623 it will change our state 372 00:09:17,623 --> 00:09:18,858 in ways that we can hardly 373 00:09:18,858 --> 00:09:20,293 fathom today. 374 00:09:20,293 --> 00:09:20,726 The budget vote 375 00:09:20,726 --> 00:09:22,328 wrapped on May 19th, 376 00:09:22,328 --> 00:09:23,696 freeing up time for lawmakers 377 00:09:23,696 --> 00:09:25,031 to focus on other pressing 378 00:09:25,031 --> 00:09:27,133 and even controversial issues. 379 00:09:27,133 --> 00:09:28,134 The bill to arm teachers 380 00:09:28,134 --> 00:09:29,468 with guns died in the Senate 381 00:09:29,468 --> 00:09:31,304 in the final hours of session. 382 00:09:31,304 --> 00:09:31,671 At one point, 383 00:09:31,671 --> 00:09:32,972 the bill would have nixed 384 00:09:32,972 --> 00:09:33,506 the permit requirement 385 00:09:33,506 --> 00:09:34,540 for gun owners. 386 00:09:34,540 --> 00:09:36,042 21 and older 387 00:09:36,042 --> 00:09:37,276 But after news of the shooting 388 00:09:37,276 --> 00:09:38,878 and you've already Texas 389 00:09:38,878 --> 00:09:40,313 lawmakers rewrote the language 390 00:09:40,313 --> 00:09:42,014 to arm teachers instead. 391 00:09:42,014 --> 00:09:44,250 I do believe that 392 00:09:44,250 --> 00:09:46,085 we need to look in things like 393 00:09:46,085 --> 00:09:47,520 expanding background checks. 394 00:09:49,021 --> 00:09:49,322 I don't 395 00:09:49,322 --> 00:09:50,289 know that there should be 396 00:09:50,289 --> 00:09:50,856 any commercial purchases 397 00:09:50,856 --> 00:09:52,625 of firearms, 398 00:09:53,092 --> 00:09:55,328 whether they happen 399 00:09:55,328 --> 00:09:58,331 at a typical 400 00:09:58,331 --> 00:09:59,365 retail establishment, 401 00:09:59,365 --> 00:10:00,766 whether they're online, 402 00:10:00,766 --> 00:10:03,102 whether they're at a gun show, 403 00:10:03,636 --> 00:10:04,370 they ought to all 404 00:10:04,370 --> 00:10:07,139 have to have a background check. 405 00:10:07,139 --> 00:10:07,773 And then I think we have to 406 00:10:07,773 --> 00:10:08,608 look at red 407 00:10:08,608 --> 00:10:09,875 flag laws. 408 00:10:10,009 --> 00:10:11,010 How do we take guns 409 00:10:11,010 --> 00:10:11,377 from people 410 00:10:11,377 --> 00:10:12,612 who have demonstrated that 411 00:10:12,612 --> 00:10:14,113 they are a serious 412 00:10:14,113 --> 00:10:15,381 risk of harm to themselves 413 00:10:15,381 --> 00:10:16,215 and others? 414 00:10:16,816 --> 00:10:17,216 And there are 415 00:10:17,216 --> 00:10:17,683 some other states 416 00:10:17,683 --> 00:10:19,151 who really do that 417 00:10:19,151 --> 00:10:20,586 extremely well, 418 00:10:20,586 --> 00:10:20,920 and that's 419 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:22,488 where we have to look. 420 00:10:22,488 --> 00:10:23,022 But some controversial 421 00:10:23,022 --> 00:10:24,991 legislation did pass. 422 00:10:25,458 --> 00:10:25,725 If Roe 423 00:10:25,725 --> 00:10:27,493 versus Wade is overturned, then 424 00:10:27,493 --> 00:10:28,928 abortion will become illegal 425 00:10:28,928 --> 00:10:30,296 in Louisiana. 426 00:10:30,296 --> 00:10:31,530 The session lawmakers took it 427 00:10:31,530 --> 00:10:31,931 a step further 428 00:10:31,931 --> 00:10:33,399 by subjecting doctors 429 00:10:33,399 --> 00:10:34,900 who perform abortions 430 00:10:34,900 --> 00:10:36,702 to ten years in prison. 431 00:10:36,702 --> 00:10:37,003 Governor 432 00:10:37,003 --> 00:10:38,504 Edwards was not fully on board 433 00:10:38,504 --> 00:10:39,705 with the legislation. 434 00:10:39,705 --> 00:10:40,373 He'd hoped for more exceptions 435 00:10:40,373 --> 00:10:42,274 for rape and incest. 436 00:10:42,308 --> 00:10:44,310 I favor those exceptions. 437 00:10:44,310 --> 00:10:45,911 And I do it. 438 00:10:45,911 --> 00:10:49,248 It's it's not easy for people. 439 00:10:49,248 --> 00:10:49,682 And I understand 440 00:10:49,682 --> 00:10:52,018 that I've got a long 441 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:54,854 history 442 00:10:54,854 --> 00:10:55,287 as a legislator, 443 00:10:55,287 --> 00:10:57,289 as the governor, 444 00:10:57,289 --> 00:11:00,292 being pro-life myself. 445 00:11:00,626 --> 00:11:02,795 However, I believe that 446 00:11:03,896 --> 00:11:04,330 the force of law 447 00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:06,132 should not compel 448 00:11:07,299 --> 00:11:08,601 a lady 449 00:11:08,801 --> 00:11:10,336 or a girl 450 00:11:10,836 --> 00:11:13,439 to carry rapist's baby to term. 451 00:11:14,140 --> 00:11:14,707 Among other 452 00:11:14,707 --> 00:11:16,942 polarizing topics, SB 44 453 00:11:17,543 --> 00:11:19,045 The Women in Sports Bill, 454 00:11:19,045 --> 00:11:19,645 which would stop trans girls 455 00:11:19,645 --> 00:11:21,213 from playing 456 00:11:21,213 --> 00:11:21,714 with biological girls 457 00:11:21,714 --> 00:11:23,282 and youth sports. 458 00:11:23,315 --> 00:11:23,916 The governor vetoed the bill 459 00:11:23,916 --> 00:11:25,918 last year, prompting an override 460 00:11:25,918 --> 00:11:26,252 veto session 461 00:11:26,252 --> 00:11:27,853 that ended in failure. 462 00:11:27,853 --> 00:11:29,321 But this time, both the House 463 00:11:29,321 --> 00:11:30,690 and Senate passed it, 464 00:11:30,690 --> 00:11:31,657 and the governor said 465 00:11:31,657 --> 00:11:32,124 he would not veto it 466 00:11:32,124 --> 00:11:33,492 a second time. 467 00:11:33,492 --> 00:11:33,826 Louisiana 468 00:11:33,826 --> 00:11:35,461 is now the eighth state 469 00:11:35,461 --> 00:11:36,862 to implement such a law. 470 00:11:36,862 --> 00:11:37,396 I've allowed that bill 471 00:11:37,396 --> 00:11:38,397 to become law 472 00:11:38,397 --> 00:11:38,898 without my signature, 473 00:11:38,898 --> 00:11:41,100 not because 474 00:11:41,934 --> 00:11:43,302 I thought the bill was good. 475 00:11:43,302 --> 00:11:43,736 And you all know 476 00:11:43,736 --> 00:11:45,705 my views on it haven't changed. 477 00:11:48,574 --> 00:11:49,909 Once again, a brief 478 00:11:49,909 --> 00:11:51,444 special session starts next 479 00:11:51,444 --> 00:11:52,912 Wednesday, June 15th. 480 00:11:52,912 --> 00:11:55,915 It will end on June 20th. 481 00:12:07,793 --> 00:12:08,761 So let's delve 482 00:12:08,761 --> 00:12:09,228 into what happened 483 00:12:09,228 --> 00:12:10,796 at the state capitol. 484 00:12:10,796 --> 00:12:12,331 And for that I've got 485 00:12:12,331 --> 00:12:12,898 Melinda Taylor, research 486 00:12:12,898 --> 00:12:14,600 director of PAS, 487 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:15,868 and Greg Hilburn of 488 00:12:15,868 --> 00:12:17,369 USA Today Network. 489 00:12:17,369 --> 00:12:19,505 We've got, of course, money. 490 00:12:19,505 --> 00:12:21,474 The overriding issue, abortion 491 00:12:21,474 --> 00:12:24,043 trends, gun rights, education. 492 00:12:24,376 --> 00:12:26,178 And Melinda, you have written 493 00:12:26,178 --> 00:12:28,714 a commentary already for PA, 494 00:12:28,714 --> 00:12:30,049 so let's start with you. 495 00:12:30,049 --> 00:12:31,050 Well, I mean, from 496 00:12:31,050 --> 00:12:32,852 from our perspective, 497 00:12:32,852 --> 00:12:33,452 the big issue of the session 498 00:12:33,452 --> 00:12:35,154 was the budget. 499 00:12:35,154 --> 00:12:35,621 I mean, the money, 500 00:12:35,621 --> 00:12:37,723 they had so much money that came 501 00:12:37,723 --> 00:12:39,725 in, they had $3.7 billion 502 00:12:39,725 --> 00:12:41,193 in just short term. 503 00:12:41,193 --> 00:12:41,794 Revenue from state surplus 504 00:12:41,794 --> 00:12:43,796 from federal pandemic, 505 00:12:43,796 --> 00:12:44,196 aid from money 506 00:12:44,196 --> 00:12:45,965 that was recognized 507 00:12:45,965 --> 00:12:46,632 after they had already adopted 508 00:12:46,632 --> 00:12:47,900 the budget for this year. 509 00:12:47,900 --> 00:12:49,735 So they just had a lot of money 510 00:12:49,735 --> 00:12:51,470 and that drove policy 511 00:12:51,470 --> 00:12:53,072 pretty much all session long. 512 00:12:53,072 --> 00:12:54,573 They used it to put 513 00:12:54,573 --> 00:12:55,841 record amounts of money 514 00:12:55,841 --> 00:12:57,343 in higher education 515 00:12:57,343 --> 00:12:58,677 and K-through-12 teacher 516 00:12:58,677 --> 00:13:00,146 pay raises. 517 00:13:00,146 --> 00:13:00,479 They spent 518 00:13:00,479 --> 00:13:01,680 record amounts of money 519 00:13:01,680 --> 00:13:03,883 on infrastructure projects. 520 00:13:03,883 --> 00:13:04,450 They also, 521 00:13:04,450 --> 00:13:05,751 unfortunately, wasted 522 00:13:05,751 --> 00:13:07,119 some money in PA's 523 00:13:07,119 --> 00:13:08,687 mind on pet projects 524 00:13:08,687 --> 00:13:09,355 for legislative districts back 525 00:13:09,355 --> 00:13:10,523 home. 526 00:13:10,523 --> 00:13:11,157 Yeah, well, there are a lot 527 00:13:11,157 --> 00:13:12,291 of pork projects like that. 528 00:13:12,291 --> 00:13:12,992 There are more than $100 million 529 00:13:12,992 --> 00:13:14,493 of that. 530 00:13:14,493 --> 00:13:15,060 Hundred million. 531 00:13:15,060 --> 00:13:15,427 Yeah. 532 00:13:15,427 --> 00:13:17,129 So it's it's a lot that may be 533 00:13:17,129 --> 00:13:18,998 a historic figure 534 00:13:18,998 --> 00:13:19,865 in terms of how much 535 00:13:19,865 --> 00:13:21,167 they directed that way. 536 00:13:21,167 --> 00:13:22,668 But look, generally considering 537 00:13:22,668 --> 00:13:24,203 how much money they had, 538 00:13:24,203 --> 00:13:25,271 they spent it on 539 00:13:25,271 --> 00:13:26,739 some really smart things. 540 00:13:26,739 --> 00:13:27,239 They made investments 541 00:13:27,239 --> 00:13:29,008 in paying down debt. 542 00:13:29,008 --> 00:13:30,743 They made investments 543 00:13:30,743 --> 00:13:31,610 in education 544 00:13:31,610 --> 00:13:33,045 areas that everybody agrees 545 00:13:33,045 --> 00:13:33,379 the state 546 00:13:33,379 --> 00:13:35,080 should spend more money on. 547 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:36,182 They made investments in these 548 00:13:36,182 --> 00:13:37,783 big megaprojects 549 00:13:37,783 --> 00:13:39,018 that the state has not spent 550 00:13:39,018 --> 00:13:40,219 any money on for years. 551 00:13:40,219 --> 00:13:40,686 But that the state 552 00:13:40,686 --> 00:13:42,421 has wanted to do for decades. 553 00:13:42,421 --> 00:13:43,622 So so they did 554 00:13:43,622 --> 00:13:44,190 some really smart things 555 00:13:44,190 --> 00:13:46,025 and hopefully put the state 556 00:13:46,025 --> 00:13:46,392 on a better 557 00:13:46,392 --> 00:13:48,294 financial footing long term. 558 00:13:48,294 --> 00:13:49,261 What did your 559 00:13:50,462 --> 00:13:51,530 viewers 560 00:13:51,530 --> 00:13:52,464 talk about more than 561 00:13:52,464 --> 00:13:54,033 anything that you covered? 562 00:13:54,033 --> 00:13:54,466 Well, hot button 563 00:13:54,466 --> 00:13:57,236 issues, abortion. 564 00:13:57,536 --> 00:13:58,237 And I think that's not only just 565 00:13:58,237 --> 00:13:59,805 in Louisiana, 566 00:13:59,805 --> 00:14:00,239 but nationally, 567 00:14:00,239 --> 00:14:01,674 because as you know 568 00:14:01,674 --> 00:14:02,174 of the leaked opinion 569 00:14:02,174 --> 00:14:04,243 of the Supreme Court, 570 00:14:04,243 --> 00:14:06,412 it appears that Roe 571 00:14:06,412 --> 00:14:07,780 v Wade might be overturned. 572 00:14:07,780 --> 00:14:10,549 So anti abortion rights bills 573 00:14:10,549 --> 00:14:11,116 were at the top of mind 574 00:14:11,116 --> 00:14:13,319 of my readers 575 00:14:13,319 --> 00:14:15,554 and so were gun issues, 576 00:14:15,688 --> 00:14:16,956 which is also on 577 00:14:16,956 --> 00:14:17,389 everybody's mind 578 00:14:17,389 --> 00:14:19,358 because of equality 579 00:14:19,358 --> 00:14:21,060 and other buffalo and other 580 00:14:21,060 --> 00:14:22,428 mass shootings everywhere. 581 00:14:22,428 --> 00:14:24,063 As you know, Louisiana 582 00:14:24,063 --> 00:14:25,531 has been a state 583 00:14:25,531 --> 00:14:25,931 that you could 584 00:14:25,931 --> 00:14:28,067 generally count on 585 00:14:28,067 --> 00:14:30,903 for restrict abortion rights 586 00:14:31,337 --> 00:14:32,738 laws, bills. 587 00:14:32,738 --> 00:14:33,072 And that's 588 00:14:33,072 --> 00:14:34,740 the will of the people. 589 00:14:34,740 --> 00:14:36,942 I think they said through in a 590 00:14:36,942 --> 00:14:38,244 in a 2020 amendment 591 00:14:38,244 --> 00:14:39,812 to the Louisiana Constitution 592 00:14:39,812 --> 00:14:42,114 and 62% 593 00:14:42,114 --> 00:14:43,315 voted in favor 594 00:14:43,315 --> 00:14:43,749 of an amendment 595 00:14:43,749 --> 00:14:44,817 that said abortion 596 00:14:44,817 --> 00:14:46,585 should not be a guaranteed right 597 00:14:46,585 --> 00:14:47,686 if it was ever overturned 598 00:14:47,686 --> 00:14:48,988 by the Supreme Court. 599 00:14:48,988 --> 00:14:50,723 But the real controversy 600 00:14:50,723 --> 00:14:52,958 is there some people who 601 00:14:52,958 --> 00:14:54,393 are anti abortion rights 602 00:14:55,861 --> 00:14:57,863 were upset that 603 00:14:58,330 --> 00:14:59,765 they didn't include exceptions 604 00:14:59,765 --> 00:15:01,467 for rape or incest. 605 00:15:01,467 --> 00:15:02,401 And there was some 606 00:15:02,401 --> 00:15:03,702 really heated debate 607 00:15:03,702 --> 00:15:05,771 and compelling arguments on the 608 00:15:06,071 --> 00:15:08,707 on the floor of the of the House 609 00:15:08,707 --> 00:15:11,277 chamber and Senate chamber about 610 00:15:11,277 --> 00:15:11,710 you know what 11 611 00:15:11,710 --> 00:15:13,112 or 12 year old who 612 00:15:13,112 --> 00:15:13,712 who might have been raped 613 00:15:13,712 --> 00:15:15,514 and would have to carry a baby 614 00:15:15,514 --> 00:15:16,348 to term. 615 00:15:16,348 --> 00:15:18,784 And you know those hard 616 00:15:18,784 --> 00:15:20,619 kind of issues in the end 617 00:15:20,619 --> 00:15:21,620 they passed this bill 618 00:15:21,620 --> 00:15:23,122 which is a trigger bill. 619 00:15:23,122 --> 00:15:24,556 In other words, 620 00:15:24,556 --> 00:15:25,157 if Roe v Wade is overturned, 621 00:15:25,157 --> 00:15:27,793 then Louisiana 622 00:15:27,793 --> 00:15:28,327 will automatically ban 623 00:15:28,327 --> 00:15:29,828 abortions. 624 00:15:30,462 --> 00:15:31,063 There was an original bill 625 00:15:31,063 --> 00:15:32,665 in 2006 626 00:15:32,665 --> 00:15:32,998 to do that 627 00:15:32,998 --> 00:15:34,733 this kind of cleans it up, 628 00:15:35,234 --> 00:15:36,335 finishes it off, 629 00:15:36,335 --> 00:15:36,769 put a bow on it 630 00:15:36,769 --> 00:15:37,937 and that's where we are. 631 00:15:37,937 --> 00:15:40,539 OK, there's that trans. 632 00:15:40,539 --> 00:15:42,474 Well transgender sports ban. 633 00:15:42,474 --> 00:15:43,976 This was the second year that 634 00:15:43,976 --> 00:15:44,343 Beth Marcell, 635 00:15:44,343 --> 00:15:46,211 the senator from Frecklington, 636 00:15:46,211 --> 00:15:46,679 a Republican senator 637 00:15:46,679 --> 00:15:48,113 from Franklin 638 00:15:48,113 --> 00:15:49,348 had brought this bill, 639 00:15:49,348 --> 00:15:50,783 as you remember, last year. 640 00:15:50,783 --> 00:15:51,717 Vetoed by the governor. 641 00:15:51,717 --> 00:15:52,985 Was vetoed by the governor. 642 00:15:52,985 --> 00:15:53,352 The bill bans 643 00:15:53,352 --> 00:15:56,889 transgender athletes 644 00:15:56,889 --> 00:15:58,390 from competing on girls 645 00:15:58,390 --> 00:15:59,892 and women's sports teams. 646 00:15:59,892 --> 00:16:01,627 Senator Mazie 647 00:16:01,627 --> 00:16:02,261 brought the bill back again 648 00:16:02,261 --> 00:16:02,928 this year. 649 00:16:02,928 --> 00:16:03,262 It passed 650 00:16:03,262 --> 00:16:05,364 with a bipartisan margin again. 651 00:16:05,564 --> 00:16:06,932 This time, the governor 652 00:16:06,932 --> 00:16:08,233 allowed it to become law 653 00:16:08,233 --> 00:16:09,501 without his signature 654 00:16:09,501 --> 00:16:10,936 while still objecting to it. 655 00:16:10,936 --> 00:16:12,972 Education huge for part 656 00:16:13,372 --> 00:16:15,240 of what people or money 657 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:16,442 making money 658 00:16:16,442 --> 00:16:16,775 moneywise 659 00:16:16,775 --> 00:16:18,944 spending gas, et cetera. 660 00:16:18,944 --> 00:16:19,411 Those are all huge 661 00:16:19,411 --> 00:16:21,013 for everybody. 662 00:16:21,013 --> 00:16:21,947 Right? Right. 663 00:16:21,947 --> 00:16:23,315 And education, they did some 664 00:16:23,315 --> 00:16:23,882 they did a lot of things 665 00:16:23,882 --> 00:16:24,483 this year. 666 00:16:24,483 --> 00:16:24,817 But again, 667 00:16:24,817 --> 00:16:26,318 a lot of it was driven 668 00:16:26,318 --> 00:16:27,519 by money. 669 00:16:27,519 --> 00:16:28,587 They gave 670 00:16:28,988 --> 00:16:30,389 K-through-12 teachers 671 00:16:30,389 --> 00:16:32,291 a 1500 dollar pay raise. 672 00:16:32,291 --> 00:16:32,891 They gave support workers 673 00:16:32,891 --> 00:16:35,160 a $750 pay raise. 674 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:35,694 That is less than what 675 00:16:35,694 --> 00:16:36,829 the governor wanted. 676 00:16:36,829 --> 00:16:38,030 He wanted $2,000 677 00:16:38,030 --> 00:16:39,732 and $1,000 for those raises. 678 00:16:39,732 --> 00:16:41,667 But the legislature 679 00:16:41,667 --> 00:16:44,069 was concerned about the ongoing 680 00:16:44,069 --> 00:16:44,503 financial impact 681 00:16:44,503 --> 00:16:46,105 to the state on that. 682 00:16:46,105 --> 00:16:46,638 But they also invested 683 00:16:46,638 --> 00:16:48,640 $84 million 684 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:49,041 in new funding 685 00:16:49,041 --> 00:16:49,975 for early childhood 686 00:16:49,975 --> 00:16:50,642 education, which is a big area 687 00:16:50,642 --> 00:16:52,544 of interest for PA 688 00:16:52,544 --> 00:16:54,179 and for so many organizations, 689 00:16:54,179 --> 00:16:56,115 because that is where 690 00:16:56,115 --> 00:16:56,448 you can make 691 00:16:56,448 --> 00:16:57,616 the most difference. 692 00:16:57,616 --> 00:16:58,117 And the legislature 693 00:16:58,117 --> 00:16:59,284 spent a lot of time 694 00:16:59,284 --> 00:17:00,786 debating literacy issues. 695 00:17:00,786 --> 00:17:01,487 Obviously, Mississippi has done 696 00:17:01,487 --> 00:17:03,222 some great things in 697 00:17:03,222 --> 00:17:05,057 terms of advancing 698 00:17:05,057 --> 00:17:05,691 the reading skills of younger 699 00:17:05,691 --> 00:17:07,159 readers, 700 00:17:07,159 --> 00:17:09,328 and Louisiana is sadly trailing 701 00:17:09,328 --> 00:17:10,596 Mississippi on that front. 702 00:17:10,596 --> 00:17:12,097 And so legislators 703 00:17:12,097 --> 00:17:12,431 have started 704 00:17:12,431 --> 00:17:14,566 looking at more literacy, 705 00:17:14,700 --> 00:17:15,768 literacy assessments 706 00:17:15,768 --> 00:17:17,302 for children and new ways 707 00:17:17,302 --> 00:17:17,636 to get books 708 00:17:17,636 --> 00:17:19,438 in the hands of children 709 00:17:19,438 --> 00:17:20,906 and to try and invest 710 00:17:20,906 --> 00:17:22,341 in literacy initiatives 711 00:17:22,341 --> 00:17:23,876 to help them 712 00:17:23,876 --> 00:17:25,711 get long term education skills. 713 00:17:25,711 --> 00:17:26,045 Let's just 714 00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:28,147 touch overall on the climate. 715 00:17:28,147 --> 00:17:28,680 What did you come away 716 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:29,648 with on that? 717 00:17:29,648 --> 00:17:31,717 And you may write about that. 718 00:17:31,717 --> 00:17:33,318 Certainly you feel it. 719 00:17:33,318 --> 00:17:34,253 We all feel it. 720 00:17:34,253 --> 00:17:36,288 The climate continues to be more 721 00:17:36,288 --> 00:17:37,756 divisive, doesn't it. 722 00:17:37,756 --> 00:17:38,557 At the Capitol? 723 00:17:38,557 --> 00:17:38,891 It is. 724 00:17:38,891 --> 00:17:39,391 It is more partizan 725 00:17:39,391 --> 00:17:40,993 than it used to be. 726 00:17:40,993 --> 00:17:42,428 And some of that is 727 00:17:42,428 --> 00:17:43,662 because term limits 728 00:17:43,662 --> 00:17:45,264 have cleared out 729 00:17:45,264 --> 00:17:46,198 people who had long 730 00:17:46,198 --> 00:17:47,599 term relationships, 731 00:17:47,599 --> 00:17:48,700 who had been there for years 732 00:17:48,700 --> 00:17:49,034 and years, 733 00:17:49,034 --> 00:17:50,936 and the new people coming in 734 00:17:50,936 --> 00:17:52,271 seem to model more 735 00:17:52,271 --> 00:17:53,505 their more of their behavior 736 00:17:53,505 --> 00:17:54,139 on the things that are done 737 00:17:54,139 --> 00:17:54,940 in Congress. 738 00:17:54,940 --> 00:17:56,141 And in Washington. 739 00:17:56,141 --> 00:17:57,643 And also, I mean, younger 740 00:17:57,643 --> 00:17:57,910 people 741 00:17:57,910 --> 00:17:58,911 are coming into the Capitol 742 00:17:58,911 --> 00:17:59,378 and they've grown up 743 00:17:59,378 --> 00:18:01,046 in a more partizan environment 744 00:18:01,046 --> 00:18:01,380 than perhaps 745 00:18:01,380 --> 00:18:03,282 the people who came before them. 746 00:18:03,282 --> 00:18:04,450 I think when you see a lot 747 00:18:04,450 --> 00:18:06,385 of these culture war issues 748 00:18:06,385 --> 00:18:06,852 that the legislature 749 00:18:06,852 --> 00:18:08,187 has debated, 750 00:18:08,187 --> 00:18:08,787 even if they don't end up 751 00:18:08,787 --> 00:18:10,289 passing these things, 752 00:18:10,289 --> 00:18:10,856 it does create friction 753 00:18:10,856 --> 00:18:12,825 among the groups. 754 00:18:12,825 --> 00:18:14,226 And that friction sort of bleeds 755 00:18:14,226 --> 00:18:14,693 into everything else 756 00:18:14,693 --> 00:18:15,994 that they're doing. 757 00:18:15,994 --> 00:18:16,328 So, Greg, 758 00:18:16,328 --> 00:18:17,396 what's that going to say 759 00:18:17,396 --> 00:18:18,831 going forward? 760 00:18:18,831 --> 00:18:19,064 Well, 761 00:18:19,064 --> 00:18:21,266 I think you'll continue to see 762 00:18:21,300 --> 00:18:22,768 an even greater divide now 763 00:18:22,768 --> 00:18:24,269 here, of course, in Louisiana, 764 00:18:25,571 --> 00:18:26,605 that divide 765 00:18:26,605 --> 00:18:27,673 is smaller among 766 00:18:27,673 --> 00:18:29,541 the minority because 767 00:18:29,541 --> 00:18:30,375 Republicans now 768 00:18:30,375 --> 00:18:32,144 control a near supermajority 769 00:18:32,144 --> 00:18:33,378 in the legislature. 770 00:18:33,378 --> 00:18:35,981 They do in the Senate and are, 771 00:18:36,381 --> 00:18:37,783 I think, two short in the House. 772 00:18:37,783 --> 00:18:40,352 So that divide 773 00:18:41,053 --> 00:18:42,821 between those two groups is big, 774 00:18:42,821 --> 00:18:44,389 but there's there's 775 00:18:44,389 --> 00:18:45,958 really no way to fight back 776 00:18:45,958 --> 00:18:46,492 much for the Democrats 777 00:18:46,492 --> 00:18:47,893 right now. 778 00:18:47,893 --> 00:18:48,861 All right, guys, 779 00:18:48,861 --> 00:18:49,194 thank you 780 00:18:49,194 --> 00:18:51,663 so much for your input in depth 781 00:18:51,663 --> 00:18:52,998 and love 782 00:18:52,998 --> 00:18:54,600 to hear the analysis thank you. 783 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:56,168 Thanks to you. 784 00:19:09,281 --> 00:19:10,115 It seems like 785 00:19:10,115 --> 00:19:11,817 men will do almost anything 786 00:19:11,817 --> 00:19:13,452 before going to the doctor. 787 00:19:13,452 --> 00:19:14,052 The Cleveland Clinic found 788 00:19:14,052 --> 00:19:15,521 that men will prefer 789 00:19:15,521 --> 00:19:17,256 cleaning the bathroom 790 00:19:17,256 --> 00:19:18,891 or mowing the lawn. 791 00:19:18,891 --> 00:19:20,092 Instead, but 792 00:19:20,092 --> 00:19:20,592 if they're avoiding 793 00:19:20,592 --> 00:19:21,560 these appointments, 794 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:21,994 they're missing 795 00:19:21,994 --> 00:19:23,462 important checkups. 796 00:19:23,462 --> 00:19:23,729 That's 797 00:19:23,729 --> 00:19:24,897 why this men's health month 798 00:19:24,897 --> 00:19:25,497 bendaroos general experts 799 00:19:25,497 --> 00:19:27,266 are asking more men 800 00:19:27,266 --> 00:19:27,699 to get screened 801 00:19:27,699 --> 00:19:28,967 before it's too late. 802 00:19:29,935 --> 00:19:30,469 A man 803 00:19:30,469 --> 00:19:31,069 is more likely to complete 804 00:19:31,069 --> 00:19:32,771 household chores 805 00:19:32,871 --> 00:19:34,273 or go shopping with a loved one 806 00:19:34,273 --> 00:19:35,807 than visit the doctor, 807 00:19:35,807 --> 00:19:38,076 even if something is wrong. 808 00:19:38,076 --> 00:19:38,677 According to the Cleveland 809 00:19:38,677 --> 00:19:39,611 Clinic, 810 00:19:39,611 --> 00:19:40,879 men are far less likely 811 00:19:40,879 --> 00:19:43,015 to seek medical help than women. 812 00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:44,082 Jacob Wood at Baton Rouge 813 00:19:44,082 --> 00:19:44,583 General Hospital says 814 00:19:44,583 --> 00:19:46,585 that's not far from the truth. 815 00:19:46,885 --> 00:19:48,487 I think men tend to not 816 00:19:48,487 --> 00:19:48,921 go to the doctor 817 00:19:48,921 --> 00:19:51,156 for a couple of reasons. 818 00:19:51,156 --> 00:19:52,324 One is it just 819 00:19:52,324 --> 00:19:53,992 doesn't seem very macho 820 00:19:53,992 --> 00:19:55,460 to go get checked out 821 00:19:55,460 --> 00:19:56,061 and have somebody tell you 822 00:19:56,061 --> 00:19:58,063 if there's something wrong 823 00:19:58,063 --> 00:19:58,931 with you. 824 00:19:59,431 --> 00:20:02,367 The other one is fear. 825 00:20:02,367 --> 00:20:04,303 There's some fear of going 826 00:20:04,303 --> 00:20:04,736 and finding out 827 00:20:04,736 --> 00:20:05,704 what may be wrong, 828 00:20:05,704 --> 00:20:06,205 and they just don't 829 00:20:06,205 --> 00:20:08,173 want to peek under the hood. 830 00:20:08,173 --> 00:20:08,807 And see if there's if there's 831 00:20:08,807 --> 00:20:10,242 something wrong there. 832 00:20:10,242 --> 00:20:10,876 So I think it's a combination 833 00:20:10,876 --> 00:20:12,411 of both of those. 834 00:20:12,411 --> 00:20:13,812 And for different people, it's 835 00:20:13,812 --> 00:20:15,013 one more than the other. 836 00:20:15,013 --> 00:20:16,248 In addition to that, 837 00:20:16,248 --> 00:20:16,648 some men don't 838 00:20:16,648 --> 00:20:18,850 want to change their lifestyle 839 00:20:18,850 --> 00:20:20,018 The Cleveland Clinic found 840 00:20:20,018 --> 00:20:21,420 that 36% of the men 841 00:20:21,420 --> 00:20:22,721 surveyed didn't want to admit 842 00:20:22,721 --> 00:20:24,590 they had unhealthy eating habits 843 00:20:24,590 --> 00:20:26,491 or made bad health choices. 844 00:20:26,491 --> 00:20:27,693 46% said 845 00:20:27,693 --> 00:20:29,328 they were just embarrassed. 846 00:20:29,328 --> 00:20:29,561 Woods 847 00:20:29,561 --> 00:20:30,829 says these types of hiccups 848 00:20:30,829 --> 00:20:32,064 make men more susceptible 849 00:20:32,064 --> 00:20:33,899 to long term health risks, 850 00:20:33,899 --> 00:20:34,766 like cancer or 851 00:20:34,766 --> 00:20:36,001 high blood pressure. 852 00:20:36,001 --> 00:20:37,069 Women are more likely 853 00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:38,470 to have high blood pressure, 854 00:20:38,470 --> 00:20:38,837 more likely 855 00:20:38,837 --> 00:20:40,572 to have heart disease, 856 00:20:40,572 --> 00:20:41,540 obviously more likely 857 00:20:41,540 --> 00:20:42,107 to have prostate cancer, 858 00:20:42,107 --> 00:20:44,042 which is one of the things that 859 00:20:44,042 --> 00:20:46,445 we screen for. And 860 00:20:47,412 --> 00:20:48,213 you know, across the 861 00:20:48,213 --> 00:20:48,480 board, 862 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:49,815 men are a little higher risk 863 00:20:49,815 --> 00:20:50,282 for health issues 864 00:20:50,282 --> 00:20:52,684 than women are, 865 00:20:52,684 --> 00:20:54,052 partly because women are better 866 00:20:54,052 --> 00:20:54,753 at the screening and prevention 867 00:20:54,753 --> 00:20:56,755 and partly just because 868 00:20:56,755 --> 00:20:59,258 of the genetics of being male. 869 00:20:59,658 --> 00:21:00,492 Men are also more 870 00:21:00,492 --> 00:21:01,827 at risk for lung cancer, 871 00:21:01,827 --> 00:21:04,329 liver cancer and Parkinson's. 872 00:21:04,329 --> 00:21:04,863 Wood says 873 00:21:04,863 --> 00:21:06,064 that these types of illnesses 874 00:21:06,064 --> 00:21:06,431 can sometimes 875 00:21:06,431 --> 00:21:08,233 develop under the radar, 876 00:21:08,233 --> 00:21:08,800 so you might not be able 877 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:10,002 to detect them 878 00:21:10,002 --> 00:21:11,503 until the symptoms are present, 879 00:21:11,503 --> 00:21:12,704 which can be dangerous 880 00:21:12,704 --> 00:21:14,106 or even fatal. 881 00:21:14,106 --> 00:21:17,009 Men between 30 and 50 882 00:21:17,009 --> 00:21:17,676 are in a combination situation 883 00:21:17,676 --> 00:21:20,879 where they really need 884 00:21:20,879 --> 00:21:22,080 to be going to the doctor 885 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:22,547 more than the ones 886 00:21:22,547 --> 00:21:24,149 that are younger than that 887 00:21:24,850 --> 00:21:26,251 and are less likely 888 00:21:26,251 --> 00:21:26,752 to go to the doctor 889 00:21:26,752 --> 00:21:28,086 than they need to be. 890 00:21:28,086 --> 00:21:29,688 So as they get on past 891 00:21:29,688 --> 00:21:31,323 50 into their sixties 892 00:21:31,323 --> 00:21:33,191 and even older, they tend 893 00:21:33,191 --> 00:21:33,825 to get a little more likely 894 00:21:33,825 --> 00:21:35,260 to come in and be seen. 895 00:21:35,260 --> 00:21:37,029 But that really needs to start 896 00:21:37,029 --> 00:21:37,929 before that so 897 00:21:37,929 --> 00:21:39,131 we can prevent those things 898 00:21:39,131 --> 00:21:39,698 that they end up coming 899 00:21:39,698 --> 00:21:40,632 and seeing us 900 00:21:40,632 --> 00:21:42,768 for when they're 67 901 00:21:42,768 --> 00:21:43,335 and things have started 902 00:21:43,335 --> 00:21:44,169 falling apart 903 00:21:44,169 --> 00:21:44,770 that we could have started 904 00:21:44,770 --> 00:21:45,570 preventing 905 00:21:45,570 --> 00:21:47,539 when they were 42. 906 00:21:47,539 --> 00:21:48,140 Wood says that screenings 907 00:21:48,140 --> 00:21:49,808 and general checkups 908 00:21:49,808 --> 00:21:51,176 should become more common, 909 00:21:51,176 --> 00:21:52,678 especially because the risks 910 00:21:52,678 --> 00:21:54,246 associated with men's health 911 00:21:54,246 --> 00:21:55,781 change all the time. 912 00:21:55,781 --> 00:21:58,183 The screening recommendations 913 00:21:58,183 --> 00:21:59,918 are always in the process 914 00:21:59,918 --> 00:22:02,387 of being updated and changed. 915 00:22:02,387 --> 00:22:02,988 And so just because you went 916 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:04,990 and saw your doctor, 917 00:22:04,990 --> 00:22:05,590 you know, two or three years 918 00:22:05,590 --> 00:22:07,059 ago, and we're told, 919 00:22:07,059 --> 00:22:08,293 hey, everything's 920 00:22:08,293 --> 00:22:10,295 good, does not mean that 921 00:22:10,295 --> 00:22:10,896 you don't need to go back in 922 00:22:10,896 --> 00:22:12,431 and have another checkup 923 00:22:12,431 --> 00:22:15,067 because age recommendations 924 00:22:15,067 --> 00:22:17,202 change things like colonoscopy 925 00:22:17,469 --> 00:22:20,172 has changed from 50 down to 45. 926 00:22:20,806 --> 00:22:22,874 And so people like me who. Are. 927 00:22:23,175 --> 00:22:25,344 Between 45 and 50, 928 00:22:25,344 --> 00:22:26,244 have all of a sudden 929 00:22:27,612 --> 00:22:27,846 found 930 00:22:27,846 --> 00:22:28,947 themselves to be in a situation 931 00:22:28,947 --> 00:22:30,382 where they need a screening that 932 00:22:30,382 --> 00:22:32,651 previously wasn't needed. 933 00:22:32,651 --> 00:22:35,387 So going in and, and going over 934 00:22:35,387 --> 00:22:38,156 those preventive care aspects 935 00:22:38,824 --> 00:22:39,391 on a regular 936 00:22:39,391 --> 00:22:40,692 basis helps you not fall 937 00:22:40,692 --> 00:22:41,993 behind on the recommended 938 00:22:41,993 --> 00:22:43,628 screening protocols. 939 00:22:43,628 --> 00:22:44,162 All right. 940 00:22:44,596 --> 00:22:45,330 Banners General 941 00:22:45,330 --> 00:22:45,831 Hospital is hosting 942 00:22:45,831 --> 00:22:46,865 a Men's Health 943 00:22:46,865 --> 00:22:48,467 screening day on June 25th 944 00:22:48,467 --> 00:22:49,901 on their main campus. 945 00:22:49,901 --> 00:22:50,369 Be sure to stop by 946 00:22:50,369 --> 00:22:51,536 for a checkup. 947 00:22:51,536 --> 00:22:52,437 Andre. 948 00:22:52,437 --> 00:22:52,871 I was scheduled 949 00:22:52,871 --> 00:22:54,206 to clean my bathroom, 950 00:22:54,206 --> 00:22:55,207 but I will make a change. 951 00:22:55,207 --> 00:22:55,807 I think you need to change 952 00:22:55,807 --> 00:22:56,775 that screen. 953 00:22:56,775 --> 00:22:57,976 Definitely go get a screening. 954 00:22:57,976 --> 00:22:58,477 That's 955 00:23:11,790 --> 00:23:12,991 it is a kids 956 00:23:12,991 --> 00:23:14,793 takeover around the studios 957 00:23:14,793 --> 00:23:16,628 and grounds of LP. 958 00:23:16,628 --> 00:23:18,530 Summer camp is underway. 959 00:23:18,530 --> 00:23:19,931 Here's a look at some of the fun 960 00:23:19,931 --> 00:23:22,401 and some of the learning. 961 00:23:23,635 --> 00:23:25,637 If you are cooking something 962 00:23:25,937 --> 00:23:27,072 and you're mixing 963 00:23:27,072 --> 00:23:29,207 ingredients together. 964 00:23:30,475 --> 00:23:31,743 You take them 965 00:23:31,743 --> 00:23:32,010 out or 966 00:23:32,010 --> 00:23:33,979 take them apart afterwards. 967 00:23:35,313 --> 00:23:35,981 So what we do 968 00:23:35,981 --> 00:23:38,116 every day is a different thing. 969 00:23:38,116 --> 00:23:39,985 And we use a PBS character. 970 00:23:39,985 --> 00:23:40,318 Two episodes 971 00:23:40,318 --> 00:23:41,887 that we borrow the idea 972 00:23:41,887 --> 00:23:44,022 from making a cardboard city. 973 00:23:44,322 --> 00:23:46,591 The murals that they're doing 974 00:23:47,225 --> 00:23:49,261 on the glass here actually came 975 00:23:49,261 --> 00:23:51,663 from an episode of My Allergies 976 00:23:52,063 --> 00:23:54,433 where I'm really drawing a dog. 977 00:23:54,633 --> 00:23:56,468 What is an Angel Doll? 978 00:23:56,468 --> 00:23:56,902 My teacher says 979 00:23:56,902 --> 00:23:59,871 I should be an artist. 980 00:24:00,105 --> 00:24:01,540 So that's what I'm going to be. 981 00:24:01,540 --> 00:24:03,442 We went outside with the iPads. 982 00:24:03,442 --> 00:24:03,942 The theme was Eleanor 983 00:24:03,942 --> 00:24:06,311 wonders why, 984 00:24:06,311 --> 00:24:07,546 and she's very curious 985 00:24:07,546 --> 00:24:08,947 about things in nature. 986 00:24:08,947 --> 00:24:10,382 And we took the iPads out. 987 00:24:10,382 --> 00:24:11,917 They took pictures 988 00:24:11,917 --> 00:24:12,517 and they're in the process 989 00:24:12,517 --> 00:24:14,186 of making their own 990 00:24:14,186 --> 00:24:14,719 little photojournalist 991 00:24:14,719 --> 00:24:16,521 with the pictures that they. 992 00:24:16,521 --> 00:24:18,323 Took a little photo book. 993 00:24:18,323 --> 00:24:19,491 A little photobook. 994 00:24:19,491 --> 00:24:21,159 So it's teaching them 995 00:24:21,159 --> 00:24:22,561 and it's allowing them 996 00:24:22,561 --> 00:24:24,696 during the summer to what. 997 00:24:24,996 --> 00:24:26,031 Explore. 998 00:24:26,031 --> 00:24:28,099 We have some children 999 00:24:28,099 --> 00:24:28,767 that may go to underprivileged 1000 00:24:28,767 --> 00:24:31,036 schools where those 1001 00:24:31,036 --> 00:24:32,571 resources are not available 1002 00:24:33,538 --> 00:24:35,006 right now until COVID. 1003 00:24:35,006 --> 00:24:35,474 They have been doing 1004 00:24:35,474 --> 00:24:37,075 virtual learning, 1005 00:24:37,375 --> 00:24:38,710 so they were not able 1006 00:24:38,710 --> 00:24:40,378 to get out that much. 1007 00:24:40,378 --> 00:24:42,547 We use a lot of STEM projects, 1008 00:24:42,547 --> 00:24:43,048 so they're able to do 1009 00:24:43,048 --> 00:24:45,417 a lot of things 1010 00:24:45,417 --> 00:24:47,319 with the STEM project. 1011 00:24:47,319 --> 00:24:48,820 And most of all, it's 1012 00:24:48,820 --> 00:24:50,322 the creativity of what 1013 00:24:50,322 --> 00:24:51,756 they want to see. 1014 00:24:51,756 --> 00:24:52,090 This year, 1015 00:24:52,090 --> 00:24:53,825 they're creating a city. 1016 00:24:53,825 --> 00:24:56,728 I'm done with the cardboard 1017 00:24:56,728 --> 00:24:58,063 hospital. 1018 00:24:58,063 --> 00:24:59,164 I'm going to start 1019 00:24:59,164 --> 00:25:02,067 to make a card for 1020 00:25:02,067 --> 00:25:04,135 dentist's office and stuff. 1021 00:25:04,135 --> 00:25:07,172 So whoever needs clean teeth, 1022 00:25:07,405 --> 00:25:09,608 they can just go to the office. 1023 00:25:09,608 --> 00:25:09,975 I'm working 1024 00:25:09,975 --> 00:25:11,610 on a chocolate factory 1025 00:25:11,610 --> 00:25:12,244 because I am like Willy Wonka 1026 00:25:12,244 --> 00:25:14,045 and the Chocolate 1027 00:25:14,045 --> 00:25:14,546 Factory and Charlie 1028 00:25:14,546 --> 00:25:16,248 and the Chocolate Factory. 1029 00:25:16,748 --> 00:25:18,083 And it's really fun 1030 00:25:18,083 --> 00:25:18,583 because you can see 1031 00:25:18,583 --> 00:25:20,952 all kinds of stuff 1032 00:25:20,952 --> 00:25:21,419 because we're all 1033 00:25:21,419 --> 00:25:23,255 working on different things. 1034 00:25:25,323 --> 00:25:26,057 I know 1035 00:25:26,224 --> 00:25:28,193 it's what you cook, 1036 00:25:28,193 --> 00:25:30,462 somebody that cooks things. 1037 00:25:30,595 --> 00:25:32,464 We take every single activity 1038 00:25:32,464 --> 00:25:34,065 from PBS Learning Media. 1039 00:25:34,065 --> 00:25:36,201 We don't invent anything. 1040 00:25:36,201 --> 00:25:37,836 It's all ideas that are there. 1041 00:25:37,836 --> 00:25:39,104 So the teachers do 1042 00:25:39,104 --> 00:25:41,006 have access log in. 1043 00:25:41,006 --> 00:25:42,340 They can get the same ideas 1044 00:25:42,340 --> 00:25:42,908 that we do here at camp, 1045 00:25:42,908 --> 00:25:45,210 but they materials activities. 1046 00:25:45,210 --> 00:25:46,511 So really, it's 1047 00:25:46,511 --> 00:25:48,313 just for everybody. 1048 00:25:48,313 --> 00:25:50,582 My mom likes it and I like it 1049 00:25:50,582 --> 00:25:52,417 because it's about science 1050 00:25:52,417 --> 00:25:54,619 and math and me, I'm 1051 00:25:54,619 --> 00:25:56,821 mom both like science and math. 1052 00:25:56,821 --> 00:25:58,623 I want to be a scientist 1053 00:25:58,623 --> 00:26:00,091 and a doctor. 1054 00:26:00,091 --> 00:26:02,427 It's just another example of how 1055 00:26:03,395 --> 00:26:03,962 leave PBS is children's 1056 00:26:03,962 --> 00:26:07,499 education. 1057 00:26:07,766 --> 00:26:08,900 Exactly. 1058 00:26:08,900 --> 00:26:09,968 And we have fun 1059 00:26:09,968 --> 00:26:11,369 with the kids, and learning 1060 00:26:11,369 --> 00:26:12,704 is supposed to be fun. 1061 00:26:12,704 --> 00:26:14,839 And that's what we try to 1062 00:26:15,273 --> 00:26:16,408 establish here is a 1063 00:26:16,408 --> 00:26:18,009 learning great environment. 1064 00:26:22,314 --> 00:26:24,249 And today is the last day, 1065 00:26:24,249 --> 00:26:24,950 so we won't see them around here 1066 00:26:24,950 --> 00:26:26,184 anymore. 1067 00:26:26,184 --> 00:26:27,252 Very sad about it. 1068 00:26:27,252 --> 00:26:29,187 They were adorable this summer. 1069 00:26:29,187 --> 00:26:30,021 And everyone 1070 00:26:30,021 --> 00:26:31,389 That is our show for this week. 1071 00:26:31,389 --> 00:26:32,591 Remember, you can watch anything 1072 00:26:32,591 --> 00:26:33,892 LPI any time, 1073 00:26:33,892 --> 00:26:34,326 wherever you are 1074 00:26:34,326 --> 00:26:36,394 with our LPB PBS. 1075 00:26:36,761 --> 00:26:37,295 You can catch LPB News 1076 00:26:37,295 --> 00:26:38,830 and Public Affairs 1077 00:26:38,830 --> 00:26:39,531 shows as well as other Louisiana 1078 00:26:39,531 --> 00:26:41,199 programs 1079 00:26:41,199 --> 00:26:41,666 you've come to enjoy 1080 00:26:41,666 --> 00:26:42,701 over the years. 1081 00:26:42,701 --> 00:26:44,102 And please, like us on Facebook, 1082 00:26:44,102 --> 00:26:44,402 Twitter, 1083 00:26:44,402 --> 00:26:46,037 Tick-Tock and Instagram for. 1084 00:26:46,037 --> 00:26:46,638 Everyone here at Louisiana 1085 00:26:46,638 --> 00:26:48,406 Public Broadcasting, I'm Andre. 1086 00:26:48,406 --> 00:26:49,441 Moreau and I'm Kara St.Cyr. 1087 00:26:49,441 --> 00:26:50,642 See you next time. 1088 00:26:50,642 --> 00:26:53,411 That's the state we're in. 1089 00:27:16,001 --> 00:27:17,902 Support for Louisiana. 1090 00:27:17,902 --> 00:27:18,370 The state we're in 1091 00:27:18,370 --> 00:27:20,839 is provided by. 1092 00:27:20,972 --> 00:27:21,306 Every day 1093 00:27:21,306 --> 00:27:23,441 I go to work for Entergy. 1094 00:27:23,441 --> 00:27:23,708 I know 1095 00:27:23,708 --> 00:27:25,143 customers are counting on me. 1096 00:27:25,143 --> 00:27:26,378 So Entergy is investing 1097 00:27:26,378 --> 00:27:27,612 millions of dollars 1098 00:27:27,612 --> 00:27:28,780 to keep the lights on 1099 00:27:28,780 --> 00:27:30,782 and installing new technology 1100 00:27:30,782 --> 00:27:31,783 to prevent outages. 1101 00:27:31,783 --> 00:27:32,684 Before they happen. 1102 00:27:32,684 --> 00:27:34,519 Together, together, together. 1103 00:27:34,519 --> 00:27:35,687 We power life. 1104 00:27:46,931 --> 00:27:47,866 Additional support 1105 00:27:47,866 --> 00:27:49,467 provided by the Fred B and Ruth 1106 00:27:49,467 --> 00:27:50,669 B, Zigler Foundation 1107 00:27:50,669 --> 00:27:52,070 and the Zigler Art Museum 1108 00:27:52,070 --> 00:27:54,172 located in Jennings City Hall, 1109 00:27:54,172 --> 00:27:55,974 the museum focuses on emerging 1110 00:27:55,974 --> 00:27:57,275 Louisiana artists 1111 00:27:57,275 --> 00:27:57,742 and is an historical 1112 00:27:57,742 --> 00:27:59,210 and cultural center 1113 00:27:59,210 --> 00:28:02,047 for Southwest Louisiana, 1114 00:28:02,047 --> 00:28:03,014 and the foundation 1115 00:28:03,014 --> 00:28:04,349 for Excellence in Louisiana 1116 00:28:04,349 --> 00:28:05,717 Public Broadcasting. 1117 00:28:05,717 --> 00:28:06,051 With support 1118 00:28:06,051 --> 00:28:07,752 from viewers like you.