SUPPORT COMES FROM -- ENTERGY PROVIDES MUCH MORE THAN
POWER. WE SUPPORT SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING AT LOCAL SCHOOLS TO BUILD A BRIGHTER PATH TO BETTER
JOBS AND HELP PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION.
TOGETHER, WE POWER LIFE. ENTERGY.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE FRED B. AND RUTH B.
ZIEGLER FOUNDATION AND THE ZIEGLER ART MUSEUM LOCATED IN
JENNINGS CITY HALL. THE MUSEUM FOCUSES ON EMERGING
LOUISIANA ARTISTS AND IS AN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CENTER
FOR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. AND THE FOUNDATION FOR
EXCELLENCE IN LOUISIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING WITH SUPPORT FROM
VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
WE'RE EXPECTING TO HAVE MONTHS, AS WE HAVE SAID, AS
OPPOSED TO DAYS. THE SHUTDOWN OF THE SUNSHINE
BRIDGE. HOW CAN YOU NOT BE FOR
LIBERTY? THIS IS ABOUT PROTECTING OUR
LIBERTY. THIS IS WHAT THE BILL OF RIGHTS
AND CONSTITUTION ARE ALL ABOUT. THE FIGHT TO FIX THE STATE'S
JUSTICE SYSTEM. IF WE CAN CATCH THOSE CANCER
DISEASES VERY EARLY, THE SURVIVAL RATE IS VERY, VERY
HIGH. A POTENTIAL BREAK THROUGH IN
BREAST CANCER DETECTION. HI, EVERYONE.
I'M ANDRE MOREAU. MUCH MORE ON THOSE STORIES ON
THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF "S.W.I.". THE SALT DOME HAS BEEN ADDED TO
THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, A PART OF OUR
STATE'S RICH CULTURE AND HISTORY RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL
HISTORIC PLACE. LET'S CHECK OUT SOME OTHER
STORIES MAKING HEADLINES ACROSS LOUISIANA.
HARVESTING THE FIRST CROP OF LEGAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA HAPPENED
THIS YEAR. THE GROWER WORKING WITH LSU'S AG
CENTER EXPECTS THE DRYING PROCESS TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK.
THE COMPANY SAYS THEY COULD HAVE THE PRODUCT PACKAGED AND READY
TO SHIP BY THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER.
IT IS UNCLEAR WHEN MEDICAL MARIJUANA WILL BE COMMERCIALLY
AVAILABLE IN THE STATE. A.C.T. SCORES AMONG LOUISIANA
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DECLINED. IT REMAINS BELOW THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE. THE GROUP THAT GIVES THE TEST
SHOWS THE NATIONAL AVERAGE COMPOSE IT IS IS 20.8.
OUR STATE AVERAGE IS 19.2. DOWN FROM 19.5 A YEAR BEFORE.
THE TEST MEASURES, HOW STUDENTS PERFORM IN ENGLISH, READING,
MATH AND SCIENCE AND A PERFECT SCORE IS 36.
LOUISIANA RESEARCHER HAS A $1.6 MILLION GRANT TO TRY TO DEVELOP
A SCANNER THAT CAN RAPIDLY CHECK AFTER PROSTATE CANCER SURGERY TO
SEE WHETHER ALL TRACES OF CANCER HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
J. QUINCY BROWN OF TULANE UNIVERSITY WILL WORK WITH
ENGINEERS, MATHEMATICIANS, AND PHYSICIANS ON DEVELOPING A RAPID
MICROSCOPY SCANNER. A FALLOUT IN A CATHOLIC SEX
ABUSE CRISIS. THE HEAD OF THE BATON ROUGE
DIOCESE WILL RELEASE THE NAMES OF PRIESTS CREDIBLY ACCUSED
WITHIN HIS TERRITORY. BISHOP MICHAEL DUKE'S
ANNOUNCEMENT CAME WHEN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS AND
LIE TO OTHER STATE DIOCESE SAID THEY WILL RELEASE NAMES OF
PRIESTS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ABUSE. GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS IS
RELEASING DETAILS OF $7 MILLION IN SPENDING ON PRISONER
REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CRIME VICTIMS SERVICES
AND OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES.
THE DOLLARS COME FROM SAVINGS FROM THE SHRINKING PRISON
CHANGES SINCE SENTENCING CHANGES LAST YEAR.
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DRIVERS. STATE LEADERS CELEBRATED THE
OPENING OF I-49/220 INTERCHANGE NEAR SHREVEPORT.
THE TOTAL PROJECT COST ON THE ARKANSAS STATE LINE TO I-220 IS
ABOUT $650 MILLION. THAT WAS GOOD NEWS ABOUT ROADS.
NOW TO THE BAD NEWS. LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE
WEEKS SINCE THE SUNSHINE BRIDGE WHICH CROSSES THE MISSISSIPPI
BRIDGE, A BARGE CARRYING A CRANE STRUCK THE BRIDGE EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING OCTOBER 12. D.O.T. ANNOUNCED THE BRIDGE WILL
REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL PERMANENT REPAIRS COULD BE MADE.
THESE PICTURES SHOW THE DAMAGE CAUSED.
MARQUETTE TRANSPORTATION OPERATED THE TOW BOAT THAT RAN
THE CRANE BARGE INTO THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE BRIDGE.
MARQUETTE IS THE SAME COMPANY OPERATING THE TOW BOAT THAT
CRASHED BARGES INTO MARDI GRAS WORLD IN NEW ORLEANS.
MARQUETTE IS COOPERATING. WITH THE BRIDGE CLOSED DODT
SUGGESTS TRAVEL TO THE GUAMER SI BRIDGE 20 MILES SOUTH OR THE
FERRY AT PLAQUEMINES. REOPENING THE FERRY NEAR
DONALDSON IS NOT AN OPTION. THE DAMAGED BRIDGE IS A MAJOR
CONNECTOR SERVING PLANTS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS.
THE LATEST DATA SHOWS 23,000 VEHICLES USE THE BRIDGE EVERY
DAY. WE ARE EXPECTING TO HAVE
MONTHS, AS WE SAID, AS OPPOSED TO DAYS.
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF THAT OR WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THAT?
RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MODELING THE PROPOSED PREPARE
TO THE PROJECT. WE HAVE A CONCEPTUAL PLAN.
WE ARE MODELING THAT TO SEE WHAT AFFECT THE LOAD WILL HAVE.
ONCE THAT OCCURS WE HAVE TO DETERMINE IF THE MATERIALS THAT
ARE NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO US.
IF THEY ARE LOCALLY SOURCED HERE IN LOUISIANA, THAT WILL MAKE IT
EASIER FOR US TO MOVE A LOT QUICKER AFTER WE HAVE FINAL
PLANS DONE. IF THEY ARE NOT LOCALLY SOURCED
WE WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE STEEL WILL COME FROM, HOW
WILL WE GET IT HERE AND HOW QUICKLY WE CAN GET THEM HERE.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SIGNIFICANT BEAMS.
THESE ARE NOT JUST LAYING AROUND AT A LOCAL HARDWARE STORE.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO A TEMPORARY REPAIR.
IT IS A PERMANENT REPAIR WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE TO MAKE CERTAIN
IT IS GOING TO WITHSTAND CONTINUED LOAD BEARING
CAPACITIES. WHEN YOU SAY MONTHS, TWO,
THREE, FOUR? IT IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.
THE ISSUE IS ARE THE PARTS AVAILABLE AND HOW QUICKLY WILL
THEY BE AVAILABLE. WHAT IS THE TIME TO GO THROUGH
THE DESIGN TO IMPLEMENT THE MAINTENANCE WORK.
HOW WILL THE WEATHER IMPACT US. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THIS BRIDGE
STRUCTURE, WE ARE NOT HANGING A PIECE OF STEEL ON THE BRIDGE, WE
HAVE TO APPROACH IT FROM BENEATH THE STRUCTURE.
WE NEED SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT TO GET TO THAT HEIGHT.
WE ALREADY WORKED WITH THE COAST GUARD TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
NO-WAKE ZONE UNDER THE BRIDGE. THOSE WAVES WILL AFFECT A BARGE
HOLDING EQUIPMENT. WE ALSO MADE CERTAIN THERE ARE
NO MORE VEHICLES OR VESSELS, I SHOULD SAY, TRAVELING IN THAT
BAY WHERE THE SPAN IS DAMAGED. THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS.
WE INTEND TO UPDATE THE PUBLIC AS WE GO.
ONCE WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING AND AVAILABILITY OF
MATERIALS WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW LONG.
IDEALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT LESS THAN A MONTH.
I DON'T KNOW YET. I WOULD RATHER NOT GIVE AN
ANSWER UNTIL WE HAVE THE FACTS TO STAND BY THE DECISIONS.
THIS IS ALMOST AS IF YOU ARE COMPLETING A BRIDGE THAT IS
BRAND NEW. THAT IS A VERY GOOD APPROACH
TO IT. WE ARE HAVING TO DESIGN,
UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT AS WELL AS ACQUIRE MATERIALS THAT WE DON'T
KNOW YET EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS GOING TO BE.
WE HAVE WORKED WITH A COUPLE OF ORR STATES WITH SIMILAR IMPACTS.
IT IS NOT COMMON TO HAVE A SPAN
PACKETED LIKE WE HAVE SEEN IN THIS SITUATION.
THE PAVEMENT HAS SHIFTED AND THERE MAY BE CONTINUED MOVEMENT.
WE HAVE TO PUT MONITORS TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO PROGRESSIVE
DEGRADING OF THE STRUCTURE. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT UNDERTAKING
TO GET THE STRUCTURE OPEN. OUR COMMITMENT IS NOT TO OPEN
THE BRIDGE TEMPORARILY. WE HOPED TO PUT TRAFFIC ON ONE
SIDE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS RULED OUT.
THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE.
SINCE WE HAVE TO KEEP THE BRIDGE CLOSED FOR THE REPAIR, WE MIGHT
AS WELL MAKE THE PERMANENT REPAIR FIRST AS OPPOSED TO A
TEMPORARY REPAIR AND PERMANENT REPAIR AND FURTHER CLOSURES.
THIS DRIVES HOME THE POINT FOR MORE CROSSINGS.
NEW BRIDGE. YOU ARE TALKING SIGNIFICANT
YEARS AND SIGNIFICANT INVESTIGATION.
BECAUSE THIS IS AN EXISTING STRUCTURE THERE IS AN EMERGENCY
CONDITION IN A SENSE. YOU DON'T HAVE THE SAME TYPES OF
PERMITS AND THINGS YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
THERE ARE PRECAUTIONS BECAUSE THE RIVER HAS TO BE SHUT DOWN
POTENTIALLY, AT LEAST UNDER THAT PARTICULAR BAY.
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF A VERY BUSY SEGMENT OF THE RIVER.
PEOPLE FORGET WE ARE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
MARITIME TRAFFIC, PORTS, ALL OF THAT IS IMPACTED.
SUGAR CANE TRUGS OR INDUSTRIAL TANK TRUCKS, ALL OF THAT IS
IMPACTED. THE TOWING COMPANY IS
COOPERATING. HIS DEPARTMENT IS FILING THE
CLAIMS IT CAN FILE. IF NATIONAL SAFETY BOARD IS ALSO
INVOLVED. BECAUSE MARITIME LAW IS
INVOLVED, SOME PEOPLE FILING CLAIMS WILL HAVE A TOUGH TIME
RECOUPING SOME OF THEIR LOSSES. LAST TIME YOU WATCHED A TV CRIME
DRAMA, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED TO SEND SOMEONE TO JAIL ALL 12
PEOPLE ON THE JURY HAD TO AGREE TO CONVICT.
IT IS INGRAINED IN US IN POP KL CHUR.
IT TAKES A UNANIMOUS DECISION. IT IS NOT HOW IT WORKS IN OUR
STATE. KELLY, LOUISIANA RESIDENTS CAN
GO TO JAIL WITH 10 PEOPLE ON THE JURY SAYING YOU ARE GUILTY.
THAT IS RIGHT. ONE OF TWO STATES WHERE 10-12
ISN'T A HUNG JURY. LOUISIANA VOTERS WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING STATE REGULATIONS IN LINE WITH THE
REST OF THE COUNTRY APPROVING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON THE
NOVEMBER BALLOT. IN LOUISIANA, IT IS EASIER TO
LOSE YOUR RIGHTS THAN IN ANY OTHER STATE.
A PERSON CAN ACTUALLY BE SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA WITH A 10-2 JURY VERDICT.
THERE IS NO OTHER STATE IN THE UNITED STATES WHERE LESS THAN A
UNANIMOUS JURY VERDICT CAN CONDEMN A PERSON TO LIFE
IMPRISONMENT. DOUGLAS KNOWS THIS TOO WELL.
1986 MY HOUSE WAS BROKEN INTO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
I WAS BEATEN UNCONSCIOUS, TIED. LATER FOUND OUT MY WIFE HAD BEEN
MURDERED THAT NIGHT. AND HE WAS CHARGED WITH THE
CRIME. APPROXIMATELY NINE MONTHS
LATER I WENT TO TRIAL. AFTER NINE DAYS I WAS FOUND
GUILTY OF A VOTE OF 11-1 AND GIVEN THE MANDATORY SENTENCE OF
LIFE IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF PAROLE OR SUSPENSION
OF SENTENCE. HE DID NOT COMMIT THAT CRIME
AND EVENTUALLY HE PROVED IT. I HAVE BEEN HOME SINCE
JANUARY 8, 2001. ALMOST 18 YEARS NOW.
MY FIRST SEVEN YEARS OR SO THAT I WAS HOME, I STRUGGLED JUST TO
GET BY. NOW HE WORKS WITH A NONPROFIT
CALLED "RISING FOUNDATIONS" THAT HELPS FORMERLY INCARCERATED
PEOPLE GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. HE FOCUSES ON PEOPLE WHO WERE
FOUND TO BE NOT GUILTY OF THE CRIMES THEY WERE CONVICTED OF.
I DON'T EVER WANT TO SEE A PERSON HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I
WENT THROUGH THOSE FIRST SEVEN YEARS NOT KNOWING WHERE TO TURN
OR WHO TO TURN TO FOR HELP WHEN THEY WERE WRONGFULLY CON VKTED
THROUGH MALICIOUS PROSECUTION. IN THE 1990s HE WAS GRANT
PARISH'S DISTRICT ATTORNEY. ONCE HE LEARNED ABOUT THE
ORIGINS OF THE RULES THAT LED TO THOSE CONVICTIONS, HE MADE IT A
LIFE GOAL TO CHANGE THEM. IT GOES BACK TO JIM CROWE
ERA. 1880 IT WAS PASSED.
THREE YEARS OF RECONSTRUCTION, 1877.
THAT LAW WAS SETTLEMENTED IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION OF 1898.
WHAT TOOK PLACE WAS TO DEPRIVE AFRICAN-AMERICANS THEIR
NEWLY WON RIGHT TO CITIZENSHIP. THIS LAW WAS TO MAKE IT EASIER
TO CONVICT AFRICAN-AMERICANS. D.A.s HAVE BECOME ACCUSTOMED
TO THOSE RULES. ALL MEMBERS OF A SIX-PERSON JURY
MUST AGREE. PROSECUTORS UPCHARGE SO THEY
ONLY NEED A 10-2 VOTE. THE SYSTEM IN LOUISIANA IS
ILLOGICAL AND UNFAIR BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS STRANGE SYSTEM IN
WHICH A PERSON CAN BE SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON WITH A VOTE OF
10 OF 12 JURORS. TWO JURORS ARE SAYING, NO, WE
DON'T AGREE. WE STILL HAVE DOUBT.
THESE KINDS OF CONVICTIONS HAPPEN OFTEN, THOUGH WE DON'T
KNOW EXACTLY HOW OFTEN. WE DON'T HAVE ACCURATE DATA
ON THAT, UNFORTUNATELY. COURTS DOT NOT KEEP THAT DATA IN
LOUISIANA. THE ADVOCATE DID A LENGTHY STUDY
THIS PAST YEAR. THEY ANALYZED 3,000 CASES
FROM THE BIGGEST JURISDICTIONS FROM A SIX-YEAR SPAN.
ALMOST 1,000 WERE CONVICTIONS OF A 12-PERSON JURY.
ALMOST 400 WERE 10-2 OR 11-1 VOTE.
ONE ARGUMENT FOR KEEPING THE SYSTEM THE WAY IT IS NOW IS IT
MAKES IT EASIER TO PUT TRUE CRIMINALS BEHIND BARS.
WHILE THAT IS TRUE, NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
WHAT I SAY IS THIS, IS THAT ARKANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI AND
TEXAS ARE NOT HAVING AN ARGUMENT ABOUT EFFICIENCY.
I THINK THE PROSECUTORS IN LOUISIANA ARE FINE PEOPLE,
OUTSTANDING LAWYERS. THEY ARE JUST AS GOOD AS THE
LAWYERS IN TEXAS AND MISSISSIPPI AND I'M SURE THEY WILL BE ABLE
TO CONVICT PEOPLE WHO ARE TRULY GUILTY UNDER THE UNANIMOUS JURY
SYSTEM. NOT MANY FOLKS ARE MAKING
THAT ARGUMENT. MANY STAUNCH CONSERVATIVE
ORGANIZATIONS ARE FOR THIS CHANGE.
THE LOUISIANA FAMILY FORUM AND AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY.
HOW CAN YOU NOT BE FOR LIBERTY.
THIS IS ABOUT PROTECTING OUR LIBERTY.
THIS WHAT THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTION ARE ABOUT.
HE SAYS THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION INTENDED THE JURY
TRIAL SYSTEM TO PROTECT CITIZENS FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
THEY BELIEVE THAT FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE AWAY ONE'S
LIBERTY, THAT ALL OF THE JURORS MUST AGREE.
THAT WAS WHAT -- THAT WAS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE JURY TRIAL
PROTECTION. IN MADISON AND JEFFERSON AND
ADAMS, ALL OF THESE GREAT MEN THAT WROTE THE CONSTITUTION AND
BILL OF RIGHTS FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT.
NOW THE FRAMERS, STATISTICS, PROSECUTORIAL STRATEGY, THAT CAN
BE ABSTRACT FOR A VOTER GOING TO THE POLLS ON NOVEMBER 6.
WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? DELOSA DID NOT CONVICT THE --
DID NOT COMMIT THE CRIME HE WAS CONVICTED OF.
IF IT IS NOT DIRECTLY IMPACTING THEM TODAY, IT CAN
HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON THEMSELVES OR A LOVED ONE IN THE
FUTURE. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS TO
HAVE THEMSELVES OR A LOVED ONE GO TO PRISON FOR, WHETHER IT IS
ONE YEAR, FIVE YEARS, MUCH LESS THE REST OF THEIR LIFE BECAUSE
THE D.A. HAS LESS BURDEN OF PROOF THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE
COUNTRY. EARLY VOTING STARTS NEXT
WEEK. YOU CAN FIND YOUR SAMPLE BALLOT
ONLINE AT GOVOTE.COM. TO HELP DECIPHER THE
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, FIND A GUIDE TO ALL SIX AT
PARLOUISIANA.ORG. KELLY, THANKS.
WE KNOW THE COST OF HEALTH CARE CONTINUES TO GO UP AND RESEARCH
CONTINUES TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO BRING EXPENSES DOWN AND GIVE
PEOPLE QUICKER RESPONSES TO ILLNESSES AND IN GENERAL HELP
MAKE LIFE BETTER. I MET WITH ONE SUCH RESEARCHER
WHO IS DOING WORK THAT COULD BE AVAILABLE IN YOUR REGULAR
DOCTOR'S OFFICE WITHIN ONE TO TWO YEARS.
INSIDE PATRICK TAYLOR HALL ON THE CAMPUS OF LSU, THERE IS
BREAK THROUGH SCIENCE IN THE LAB OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PROFESSOR MANAS GARTIA. HIS RESEARCH INVOLVES BREAST
CANCER GENETIC TESTING AND A USE OF A SMART PHONE TO DETECT THE
GENE. THE EXTRAX AND ANALYSIS OF A
PERSON'S DNA IS AT THE HEART OF HOW IT CAN CATCH CANCER BEFORE
IT IS FOUND ON A MAMMOGRAM. HIS GOAL IS TO MAKE LIFE-SAVING
HEALTH CARE MORE AVAILABLE AND READILY AVAILABLE.
ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN RURAL AREAS.
EVEN IF PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO DOCTORS, EVERYBODY HAS
A SMART PHONE. IF WE CAN HAVE A SENSOR SO IT
WILL BE ABLE TO DETECT SOME GENE OR DETECT SOME DISEASES, THEN
THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL. GARTIA IS COMBINING EMERGING
TECHNOLOGIES FOR POINT OF CARE OR BEDSIDE TESTING WITH THE
RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SMART PHONE TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT THIS BREAST
CANCER GENE. P.O.C. DEVICES EXIST FOR
DIABETES AND PREGNANCY, GARTIA THOUGHT WHY NOT FOR BREAST
CANCER GENETIC TESTING. HERE WE USE THIS PARTICULAR
CANCER GENE AS A FIRST EXAMPLE. BUT THIS IS A PLATFORM
TECHNOLOGY, SO THIS CAN BE EXTENDED TO MANY OF THE DISEASES
AND MANY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AS WELL.
THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION IS ESSENTIAL FOR
SURVIVAL AND HEALTHY RECOVERY. IF WE CAN CATCH THOSE CANCER
DISEASES VERY EARLY, THEN THE SURVIVAL RATE IS VERY, VERY
HIGH. MOST CAN BE CANCER FREE AND
SOMETIMES YOU DON'T EVEN NEED THE CHEMOTHERAPY OR RADIATION.
YOU NEED IMMUNE THERAPY OR DRUGS WILL CLEAR YOUR CANCER.
THE KEY TO FIGHT CANCER WILL BE TO DETECT VERY, VERY EARLY.
BY DOING LOW-COST DYING KNOW -- DIAGNOSIS WOULD BE TRULY
PROFOUND. LITERALLY GARTIA SAYS THERE WILL
BE A SMART PHONE APP TO DOWNLOAD TO SEE YOUR TEST RESULTS.
LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GREAT JIMMY TAYLOR PASSED AWAY THIS PAST
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13. THIS LPB LOUISIANA LEGEND
STARRED FROM LSU FROM 1955 TO 1957 AND BUILT THE DYNASTY UNDER
COACH LOMBARDI. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NFL
HALL OF FAME AND LSU AND LOUISIANA HALL OF FAMES.
JIMMY TAYLOR WAS AN ALL-AROUND ATHLETE AT BATON ROUGE HIGH
SCHOOL. HE TOLD LPB HE HAD OFFERS IN
BASKETBALL AT DUKE AND NORTH CAROLINA.
HE TOLD US IN THIS 2010 INTERVIEW HE WAS BARELY ON THE
FOOTBALL TEAM AS A HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR.
THAT CHANGED IN A BIG WAY. MY SENIOR YEAR, CLAUDE
HARRISON CAME IN AND TOOK OVER AS THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH OF
BATON ROUGE HIGH. I BECAME A SINGLE WING PLAYER
AND I BECAME A PASSER AND I KICKED EXTRA POINTS AND DID
DIFFERENT THINGS. HIS NEXT STOP WAS LSU AND
MORE FOOTBALL. WELL, I THINK PROBABLY TO
STAY HOME. I VISITED OVER TO MIAMI AND OUT
TO COLORADO. I VISITED OUT THERE WITH WILL
WALLS, WHICH BROUGHT ME OUT. I VISIT A COUPLE OF OTHER
COLLEGES AND OPTED TO STAY AT HOME AND BE HERE AND HELP TAKE
CARE OF MY MOTHER AND PLAY AT HOME AND ESTABLISH MYSELF HERE
WITH THE LSU TIGERS. HE PLAYED IN THE VERY FIRST
SUPER BOWL IN JANUARY 1967. THOUGH THAT GAME PALED IN
COMPARISON TO SUPER BOWLS THAT FOLLOWED AND CERTAINLY THOSE OF
TODAY. WE WERE REPRESENTING THE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE AGAINST THE AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE IN
EXISTENCE FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
WE WERE REPRESENTING ALL OF THE NFL.
SO WE GOT OUR GAME PLAN AND WE WERE READY TO PLAY.
WE HAD BEATEN DALLAS TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO REPRESENT THE NATIONAL
FOOTBALL LEAGUE. AND SO THEY HYPED THE GAME.
WE WERE PLAYING IN LOS ANGELES. I THINK THE TICKETS WERE $15.
IT WASN'T A SELLOUT. TAYLOR PLAYED HIS FINAL PRO
SEASON WITH THE THEN BRAND NEW NEW ORLEANS SAINTS.
AFTERWARDS HE SETTLED IN BATON ROUGE.
THROUGHOUT HIS PRO CAREER HE CALLED BATON ROUGE HOME.
TAYLOR WAS AN AVID WEIGHT LIFTER AND ALWAYS STAYED IN GOOD
PHYSICAL SHAPE. HE BELIEVED GOD HAD GIVEN HIM
EXTRAORDINARY ATHLETIC ABILITY AND HE ALWAYS WANTED TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE, CONTRIBUTING TO WORTHWHILE ORGANIZATIONS IN HIS
LOCAL COMMUNITY AND IN HIS STATE.
JIMMY TAYLOR WAS A FRIEND. HE WAS 83 YEARS OLD.
WITHIN THE DEPTHS OF THE STATE'S OLD GROWTH CYPRESS SWAMPS IS THE
CHITIMACHA NATION. WHERE CANE GREW, PRODUCED AND
DIRECTORED BY LPB, THE STORY OF THIS RENOWNED ART AND ITS
SURVIVAL IS TOLD BY A TRIBAL MEMBER.
ONCE THERE WAS A HOLY WOMAN. WHEN SHE ENCOUNTERED A YOUNG
CHITIMACHA WOMAN, THE HOLY WOMAN DROPPED A BASKET ON THE PATH.
THE YOUNG WOMAN TOOK THE BASKET HOME AND STUDIED IT CAREFULLY.
SHE LEARNED HOW TO WEAVE THE RIVER CANE AND PATTERN THE
DESIGNS. TO THIS DAY, WHEN A WEAVER GOES
INTO A CANE PATCH AND EXAMINES THE CANE, THE JOINTS STILL BEAR
THE IMPRESSION OF THE HOLY WOMAN'S FINGERS.
THE BASKETS ARE MADE OUT OF RIVER CANE.
WE JUST CUT THIS CANE FROM A PATCH WE PLANTED HERE ON THE
RESERVATION FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO.
IT IS DOING WELL. WE TAKE THIS CANE AND SPLIT IT
AND PEEL IT TO MAKE THE BASKETS WITH.
CHITIMACHA BASKETRY IS INTIMATELY RELATED BACK TO THE
ENVIRONMENT. IT REFLECTS THE NATURAL WORLD OF
THE CHITIMACHA. THEY HAVE NAMES FOR THE DESIGNS
THAT ARE VERY EXPRESSIVE LIKE MOUSE TRACKS AND THE CHITIMACHA
WOULD HAVE SEEN IN THEIR WORLD EVERY DAY.
THE DESIGNS WERE NAMED THESE THINGS IN THE CHITIMACHA
LANGUAGE AND EVEN THOUGH THE LANGUAGE DIED OUT FOR A WHILE
AND IS BEING BROUGHT BACK NOW, THOSE NAMES WERE RETAINED
THROUGH THE GENERATIONS. THAT SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF
CHITIMACHA BASKETRY AS A PHYSICAL AND EXPRESSION OF
CHITIMACHA CULTURE. THE BASKETS HAVE BEEN AROUND.
THE PATTERNS HAVE BEEN HANDED DOWN GENERATIONS AND GOES BACK
AS FAR AS YOU CAN TRACE. THE PATTERNS ARE THINGS AROUND
YOU. YOU MAY NOT REALIZE THIS.
THIS IS THE RIND OR PEEL. THE STORY GOES WHEN THE BERRY IS
SMASHED IT GOES IN FOUR DIRECTIONS, THE SKIN, AND THAT
IS WHERE THAT PATTERN COMES FROM.
EVERY PATTERN IS EVERYTHING YOU SEE, THIS IS THE EYE OF CATTLE.
YOU HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THE BIRD'S EYE.
RED WING AND EYE. WE CALL IT BIRD'S EYE FOR SHORT.
THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND FOREVER. THE BASKETS TOUCH EVERYTHING.
THE LANGUAGE AND ALL THAT CONNECTS US WITH OUR ANCESTORS.
YOU FEEL THAT WHEN YOU ARE DOING ANY OF THAT.
NOW TOMORROW, OCTOBER 20, YOU ARE INVITED TO EXPERIENCE A
CELEBRATION OF NATIVE CULTURES OF THE FIFTH ANNUAL CHITIMACHA
POUEU-LUNA AT THE CYPRESS BAYOU CASINO.
LPB WILL PREVIEW THE UPCOMING PBS SERIES NATIVE AMERICA.
THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS WEEK. REMEMBER YOU CAN WATCH LPB ON
DEMAND WITH OUR ANYWHERE APP. THE DOWNLOAD IS FREE.
CATCH NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS SHOWS AND OTHER LOUISIANA
PROGRAMS YOU HAVE COME TO ENJOY. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER
AND INSTAGRAM. FOR EVERYONE HERE AT LOUISIANA
PUBLIC BROADCASTING, I'M ANDRE MOREAU.
THANKS FOR WATCHING. UNTIL NEXT TIME, THAT'S "THE
STATE WE'RE IN."
SUPPORT COMES FROM -- ENTERGY PROVIDES MUCH MORE THAN
POWER. WE SUPPORT SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING AT LOCAL SCHOOLS TO BUILD A BRIGHTER PATH TO BETTER
JOBS AND HELP PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION.
TOGETHER, WE POWER LIFE. ENTERGY.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE FRED B. AND RUTH B.
ZIEGLER FOUNDATION AND THE ZIEGLER ART MUSEUM LOCATED IN
JENNINGS CITY HALL. THE MUSEUM FOCUSES ON EMERGING
LOUISIANA ARTISTS AND IS AN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CENTER
FOR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. AND THE FOUNDATION FOR
EXCELLENCE IN LOUISIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING WITH SUPPORT FROM
VIEWERS LIKE YOU.