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>>> HI, EVERYONE.
I'M CHARLIE WHINHAM.
WELCOME TO THIS EDITION OF
"LOUISIANA: THE STATE WE'RE IN."
HERES WHAT ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.
A NEW BP OIL SPILL STUDY IS OUT
THERE'S A NEW CYBERTECH COMPANY
IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, AND CHEF
JOHN FOLSE WILL OFFER UP AN
AMAZING WILD TURKEY RECIPE.
>>> BUT FIRST, THE LOUISIANA
HEADLINES.
THERE WILL BE NO SENATE DEBATE
BETWEEN RUNOFF CANDIDATES JOHN
KENNEDY AND FOSTER CAMPBELL.
KENNEDY AND CAMPBELL TOOK THE
TOP TWO SPOTS IN A RACE THAT
INCLUDED A TOTAL OF TWO DOZEN
CANDIDATES VYING FOR RETIRING
DAVID VITTER'S SEAT.
THE RUNOFF ELECTION IS DECEMBER
10th AND IT WILL DECIDE THE
LAST U.S. SENATE RACE IN THE
COUNTRY.
IN A NEWS RELEASE, THE DEMOCRAT
FOSTER ACCUSED KENNEDY OF
DUCKING AND DODGING DEBATES LEFT
AND RIGHT.
KENNEDY, A REPUBLICAN, FIRED
BACK, ACCUSING CAMPBELL OF
REFUSING TO THE TERMS OF THE
LATEST DEBATE THAT WAS CANCELED
AS WELL AS ANOTHER DEBATE.
>>> THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE HAS
SETTLED A LAWSUIT WITH
INDIVIDUALS PROTESTING THE
SHOOTING DEATH OF ALTON STERLING
IN JULY.
THE METRO COUNCIL APPROVED THE
SETTLEMENT OF CLOSE TO $100,000.
THE MONEY WILL BE SPREAD TO OVER
90 PLAINTIFFS, INCLUDING BLACK
LIVES MATTERS ACTIVIST DERAY
MCKESSON, WHO SUED THE CITY
AFTER THEIR ARRESTS.
THE LAWSUIT ALLEGES POLICE WERE
MILITARIZED AND AGGRESSIVE IN
THEIR RESPONSE TO THE PROTESTERS
AND INFRINGED UPON THEIR FIRST
AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO FREEDOM OF
SPEECH AND ASSEMBLY.
THE 92 PLAINTIFFS WILL RECEIVE
$230 APIECE.
>>> THIS YEAR'S BAYOU CLASSIC IN
NEW ORLEANS BETWEEN GRAMBLING
AND SOUTHERN IS EXPECTED TO BE
ONE OF THE LARGEST ATTENDED
CLASSICS IN YEARS.
BOTH TEAMS SPORT IDENTICAL 8-0
RECORDS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE, AND THE
SERIES BETWEEN THE TWO HBCU
POWERS SITS AT 21-21.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, OFFICIALS
SAID OVER 40,000 TICKETS HAD
ALREADY BEEN SOLD AND THEY
EXPECT TO HAVE ONE OF THE
LARGEST ATTENDED FOOTBALL GAMES
IN YEARS.
THE WINNER WILL GO ON TO FACE
ALCORN STATE IN THE DECEMBER
3rd SWAC TITLE GAME IN
HOUSTON.
>>> THERE'S A NEW STUDY OUT BY
THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND
NASA THAT SHOWS THE DEEPWATER
HORIZON OIL SPILL IN 2010 NOT
ONLY CAUSED WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO
LOUISIANA'S ALREADY SHRINKING
WETLANDS, BUT ALSO SPEEDED UP
COASTAL EROSION SINCE THEN.
RESEARCHERS MEASURED SHORELINE
LOSSES IN BARATARIA BAY BY
COMPARING SATELLITE IMAGES TAKEN
BEFORE AND AFTER THE SPILL.
THEY CONCLUDED WETLANDS LOSSES
CAUSED BY THE SPILL CONTINUED
FOR YEARS AND SPREAD TO AREAS
WHERE LITTLE OIL HAD WASHED
ASHORE.
THIS WEEK, I SPOKE WITH A MAN
WHO KNOWS THIS AREA WELL, DAVID
MUTH, DIRECTOR OF THE GULF
RESTORATION PROGRAM WITH THE
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.
>> DAVID MUTH, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR TIME ON LOUISIANA
PUBLIC BROADCASTING.
>> HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR
THOUGHTS ON THE MOST RECENT NASA
AND USGS STUDY WHERE IT'S SAYING
THE BP OIL SPILL HAS ACCELERATED
THE WETLANDS LOSS ACROSS THE
LOUISIANA COAST.
>> WELL, I THINK THAT WHAT HAS
TO BE SAID ABOUT IT IS THAT IT'S
HARDLY SURPRISING.
ONE OF THE -- IT'S PRETTY
OBVIOUS THAT IF YOU POUR OIL ON
A MARSH, YOU'RE GOING TO KILL
THE MARSH AND IF YOU KILL THE
MARSH, IT'S GOING TO BE MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO EROSION BECAUSE
THE ROOTS AREN'T GOING TO HOLD
THE SOIL TOGETHER.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT AND WHAT IS
ALWAYS IMPORTANT IN SCIENCE IS
TO GET THESE THINGS PINNED DOWN
AND QUANTIFIED SO THAT WE CAN DO
ASSESSMENTS IN THE FUTURE WHEN
INEVITABLY MORE OIL SPILLS
HAPPEN.
THIS STUDY HAD A FEW EYE OPENERS
IN IT.
YOU KNOW, IT FOUND THE OBVIOUS
THAT THOSE AREAS OF SHORELINE
THAT HAD THE HEAVIEST OILING
WHERE THE GRASS WAS KILLED
OUTRIGHT ERODED AT UP TO FOUR
TIMES THE RATE OF OTHER AREAS OF
SHORELINE, BUT THEY ALSO FOUND
THAT THERE WAS DIFFERENTIAL
EROSION.
WHAT I MEAN ABOUT THAT, IN
COASTAL LOUISIANA WE ALREADY
HAVE AN EROSION PROBLEM.
IT'S HARDLY NEW TO SEE AREAS OF
MARSH ON THE BAY RIMS ERODE AWAY
AND SO ONE WAY YOU MIGHT EXPECT
THAT THE OIL SPILL MIGHT AFFECT
THOSE AREAS IS TO SPEED UP THAT
RATE, THAT WOULD BE OBVIOUS.
BUT, IN FACT, WHAT THEY SAW BY
COMPARING AREAS FROM BEFORE THE
SPILL TO A YEAR AFTER, TWO YEARS
AFTER, AND ALSO AREAS THAT WERE
HIT BY HURRICANE ISAAC, THAT
AREAS THAT WERE NOT BEING
AFFECTED BY NATURAL EROSION
EITHER BEFORE THE SPILL OR AFTER
THE CONSEQUENCE OF ISAAC WERE
SHOWING HIGHER RATE.
AND THEY WERE ALSO SHOWING
HIGHER RATES OF BREAKUP ON THE
INTERIOR MARSH.
AGAIN, NOT PRICING, BUT VERY
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE
DOCUMENTATION.
>> IT'S BEEN SIX AND A HALF
YEARS SINCE THE BP OIL SPILL AND
IN YOUR EXPERIENCE BECAUSE
YOU'RE OUT THERE ON A REGULAR
BASIS, WHERE ARE SOME OF THE
HARDEST HIT AREAS?
>> WELL, CLEARLY THOSE AREAS ON
THE EAST SIDE OF BARATARIA BAY
FROM THE PASS UP INTO THE BAY
JIMMY AREA WHICH WE KNEW ALL
ALONG HAD TAKEN THE HEAVIEST
OILING ALSO SHOWED THE
LONGEST-TERM EFFECTS, IN SOME
CASES WHOLE ISLANDS HAD
DISAPPEARED.
THERE HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, YARDS
AND YARDS AND YARDS OF SHORELINE
RETREATING, THERE HAVE BEEN
PROMONTORIES BEFORE THE SPILL
THAT ARE GONE.
THAT'S THE AREA WHERE YOU SEE IT
MOST DRAMATICALLY I THINK AND
CONTINUE TO DO SO TO THIS DAY,
ALTHOUGH YOU DON'T SEE ANY OIL
AT THIS POINT.
WE'RE REALLY JUST -- AGAIN, IF
THERE WEREN'T MARKERS OUT THERE
SHOWING YOU WHERE THE OLD
SHORELINE HAD BEEN YOU WOULDN'T
REALIZE HOW MUCH IT HAD
RETREATED.
>> SO WHAT IS THE NEXT STRATEGY
ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH ON THE
GULF AND GETTING A HOLD ON
COASTAL EROSION?
>> WELL, THE NEXT STRATEGY IS TO
IMPLEMENT TWO THINGS REALLY.
ONE IS TO USE THOSE SOURCES OF
FUNDING THAT CAME OUT OF THE
SPILL THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR
IMPLEMENTING THE STATE'S COASTAL
MASTER PLAN, THE 2012 MASTER
PLAN WHICH INCIDENTALLY IS GOING
TO BE UPDATED IN EARLY 2017.
AND THE SECOND OVERARCHING PLAN
IS WHAT'S CALLED A NATURAL
RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND
THAT'S REALLY IN ITS PRELIMINARY
PHASES, BUT THAT'S WHERE AS MUCH
AS $5 BILLION WILL BE AVAILABLE
FOR SPECIFIC KINDS OF
RESTORATION.
BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WAS ALREADY
GOING DOWNHILL, BREAKING UP,
SINKING, ERODING AWAY BEFORE THE
SPILL, TRADITIONAL REMEDIES TO
GO IN AND PUT IT BACK THE WAY IT
WAS WHICH YOU MIGHT DO IN A
STABLE SYSTEM ARE NOT
APPROPRIATE HERE.
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS REVERSE
THE SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS THAT BEGAN
CAUSING LAND LOSS IN THE FIRST
PLACE AND THAT'S -- AND THE WAY
TO DO THAT IS BY DIVERTING
SEDIMENT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER INTO THESE DETERIORATING
WETLANDS.
SO I THINK THE STATE RECOGNIZES
AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAVE
RECOGNIZED THAT ONE REALLY
IMPORTANT TOOL HERE IS TO
LITERALLY BUILD NEW MARSH, BUT
NOT JUST BUILD NEW MARSH, BUT
BUILD A SYSTEM BACK THAT
SUSTAINS MARSH, AND THAT'S BY
USING RIVER DIVERSION.
>> HOW DOABLE IS THAT?
ARE YOU CONFIDENT?
>> IT'S VERY DOABLE.
THE STATE AND SOME FEDERAL
AGENCIES HAVE BEEN OVER THE LAST
DECADE REALLY REFINING THE
SCIENCE AND THE MODELING AND THE
ENGINEERING ON HOW TO DO THIS IN
A CONTROLLED WAY.
BUT WE KNOW MERELY BY THE FACT
THAT SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EXISTS
THAT IT CAN BE DONE.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER HAS BEEN
DOING IT IN THE PRESENT DELTA
FOR 7,000 YEARS AND IN PRIOR
DELTAS FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS.
WHEN THE SEDIMENT GETS TO
SHALLOW WATER AND SLOWS DOWN, IN
OTHER WORDS, WHEN THE CURRENT
STOPS MOVING, THE SEDIMENT DROPS
OUT AND YOU BUILD LAND, IT'S
THAT SIMPLE.
OUR CHALLENGE NOW IS TO DO THAT
WHERE YOU HAVE COMMUNITIES IN
PLACE, WHERE YOU HAVE LEVEE
SYSTEMS AND PROTECTION SYSTEMS
IN PLACE AND WHERE YOU HAVE
PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOOD BEING
AFFECTED.
SO THE TRICK IS HOW TO BUILD
CONTROLLED DIVERSIONS AND THE
STRIDES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ON
PLANNING AND DESIGN OF THOSE
HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUS.
THE STATE HAS NOW SOUGHT AN
APPLICATION TO BUILD THE
DIVERSION INTO THE UPPER
PORTIONS OF THIS AREA THAT
RECEIVED THE WORST OILING AND TO
USE MONEY FROM THE BP STILL TO
DO IT.
>> WELL, DAVID MUTH, WITH THE
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
ON LPB.
>> IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE, THANK
YOU.
>>> FOLKS ARE CELEBRATING A NEW
BUSINESS EXPANSION.
THE EXPANSION BY CSRA, INC.
PROMISES TO ADD HUNDREDS OF NEW
HIGH-TECH JOBS TO THE REGION AND
TIE SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES AND
COLLEGES INTO THE STRATEGIC PLAN
FOR SUCCESS.
OUR THANKS TO OUR PARTNER, CHUCK
SMITH, WITH RED RIVER RADIO WHO
RECORDED THE BIG DAY FOR LPB.
>> YOU'VE HEARD OF SILICON
VALLEY, BUT THIS MONTH,
OFFICIALS HOPE THIS AREA OF
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA IS THE
CORNERSTONE OF THE SILICON
BAYOU.
>> WELCOME TO CSRA'S NEW
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY CENTER.
WE'RE SO PROUD TO BE HERE TODAY!
>> HUNDREDS GATHERED TO OPEN THE
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY CENTER BY
CYBER TECH COMPANY CSRA.
THE COMPANY BROKE GROUND A
LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO AND IS
NOW AN ANCHOR TENANT AT THE
NATIONAL CYBER RESEARCH PARK.
THE 96,000-SQUARE-FOOT
STATE-OF-THE-ART BUILDING
FEATURES INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY,
COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACES AND A
LARGE TOWN HALL AREA FIT TO
ACCOMMODATE A GRAND OPENING
CEREMONY.
>> WE'RE THRILLED TO BE HERE.
IT MARRIES EVERYTHING THAT IS SO
IMPORTANT FOR A BUSINESS.
IT STARTS WITH JUST FUNDAMENTALS
WHERE THERE'S GREAT POWER COMING
INTO THIS BUILDING.
THERE'S WONDERFUL BAND WIDTH
COMING INTO THIS BUILDING.
WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT ARE THE
SCHOOLS GIVING US TREMENDOUS
TALENT.
WE NEED BRIGHT INTELLECTS TO
LOVE TO DEVELOP CODE, THAT LOVE
TO WORK WITH TECHNOLOGY, AND
WHEN YOU COUPLE THOSE TWO AND
YOU BUILD THEM A FUN PLACE TO
WORK, WE CAN DO MAGNIFICENT
THINGS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS WHO
DEFEND OUR NATION AND DO SO MUCH
GOOD FOR CITIZENS EACH AND EVERY
DAY.
>> CSRA'S CLIENTS INCLUDE THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, HOMELAND
SECURITY, AS WELL AS CIVILIAN
MARKETS.
THE NEW FACILITY WILL SERVE AS A
COMPETITIVE DELIVERY CENTER THAT
WILL ALLOW THEM TO DELIVER FULL
RANGE OF NEXT GENERATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
>> THIS IS GREAT FOR THE STATE,
IT'S GREAT FOR THE NATION
BECAUSE THIS TECHNOLOGY CENTER
IS GOING TO HELP THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT BOTH THE CIVILIAN
COMPONENTS AND THE MILITARY
COMPONENTS DEAL WITH ALL THE
CYBER THREATS, ALL THE
TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY NEED, AND
IT'S ALSO CREATING A PIPELINE
LITERALLY FROM ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY SO
THAT THOSE KIDS GET EXPOSED TO
STEM, THAT THEY STUDY THAT, THAT
THEY WILL HAVE AN INTEREST IN
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE AND THAT WE
CAN KEEP THIS GOING FOR A LONG
TIME AND POPULATE THIS PARK WITH
MORE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS AND MORE
STARTUPS SO THAT WE CAN REALLY
DIVERSIFY OUR ECONOMY IN
LOUISIANA, ADD A LOT OF JOB
CREATION AND INVESTMENTS.
>> THE STATE OF LOUISIANA IS
FUNDING A 10-YEAR, $14 MILLION
HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVE
BEING LED BY LOUISIANA TECH
UNIVERSITY AND SUPPORTED BY
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
IT WILL HELP TRAIN MORE PEOPLE
INTO THE CYBER TECH WORKFORCE.
>> EDUCATION IS ACTUALLY VERY,
VERY CRITICAL TO OUR SUCCESS AND
THEY'RE ONE OF THE PARTNERS IN
OUR COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR
AGREEMENTS AND THE WAY THAT
WE'RE INTERACTING WITH THEM TO
DEVELOP THEIR TECHNOLOGY
CURRICULUMS AND THEIR CYBER
CURRICULUMS TO TRAIN THOSE
STUDENTS AS THEY COME OUT OF
SCHOOL SO THEY WOULD BE READY TO
HIRE AS SOON AS WE GET THEM OUT.
>> THIS PARTNERSHIP STARTED OUT
WITH WORKING WITH TECH TO MEET
THE 800 JOBS THAT CSRA IS
BRINGING.
BUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO
IS LEVERAGE THAT PARTNERSHIP
WITH C SRA TO DO SEVERAL OTHER
PROJECTS.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A PROPOSAL
RIGHT NOW WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR FOR AN AMERICA'S PROMISE
GRANT THAT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES AND ALLOW US TO DEEPEN
OUR PARTNERSHIP AND STRENGTHEN
THE I.T. CORRIDOR ALONG I-20,
BUT WE'VE ALSO GOT TWO OTHER
PROJECTS WITH CSRA LOOKING AT
SOME SPECIFIC TRAINING TO HELP
MEET THE NEEDS THAT CSRA CLIENTS
HAVE SO THIS IS THE GIFT THAT
KEEPS ON GIVING AND WE COULDN'T
BE MORE EXCITED.
>> WE CREATED A BEACHHEAD.
I WAS A MARINE FOR 11 YEARS, I
LOVED BEACHHEADS WHERE YOU LAND
AND YOU EXPAND AND WE FOUND SO
MANY PARTNERS AND TEAMMATES,
REALLY ALLIES IN HELPING US TO
MAKE OUR COMPANY AND OUR
EMPLOYEES A SUCCESS.
>> FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STANDPOINT, THIS IS A GREAT
REGION OF OUR STATE.
AND PART OF THAT IS YOUR
STRENGTH OF YOUR ECONOMY, IT'S
DIVERSE OKAY.
TOURISM INDUSTRY'S HERE.
YOU'RE A HEALTHCARE CENTER,
REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CENTER, THE
AIR FORCE BASE, VERY VIBRANT AND
ROBUST FORT, MANUFACTURING
ACTIVITIES ARE STILL VERY STRONG
IN THIS PART OF THE STATE.
BUT TODAY AT THIS FACILITY, WE
ESTABLISHED THAT BEACHHEAD
MR. PRIOR SPOKE ABOUT, A NEW
BEACHHEAD THAT MAKES A NEW
ADDITION TO THIS RESILIENT
ECONOMY AROUND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.
AND JOBS OF THE FUTURE AND
WELL-PAYING JOBS.
SO THEY'RE A GREAT COMPLEMENT TO
THE STATE AND CERTAINLY TO THE
STRENGTH OF THIS REGIONAL
ECONOMY GOING FORWARD.
>> WELL, IT MEANS THAT OUR
BUSINESS PLAN THAT WE DEVELOPED
SEVEN YEARS AGO IS COMING TO
FRUITION.
WHEN WE STARTED THE CYBER
INNOVATION CENTER NEXT DOOR OUR
INTENT WAS TO HOPEFULLY ATTRACT
COMPANIES THAT CAN BE ALREADY
HERE AND IN THAT PROCESS WE'RE
CREATING A NATIONAL CYBER
RESEARCH PARK SO THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE DONE HERE
AND WE'RE CREATING A NEW
INDUSTRY HERE SO WE'RE EXTREMELY
PLEASED THAT CSRA IS OUR ANCHOR
TENANT FOR OUR CYBER RESEARCH
PARK THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING.
>> I THINK IT'S A TREMENDOUS
GROWTH OPPORTUNITY.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THIS
COMMUNITY DIDN'T EXIST TO THIS
MAGNITUDE TWO OR THREE YEARS
AGO.
IT'S A BRAND-NEW INDUSTRY IN
THIS AREA WHERE STUDENTS WHO
WANT TO BE IN CYBER ENGINEERING
OR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, THEY
CAN STAY HERE, THEY CAN STAY AT
HOME, THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO TO
AUSTIN OR DALLAS OR SAN
FRANCISCO TO FIND VERY
CAREER-DRIVEN JOBS.
>> IT BEGINS WITH A SENSE OF
COMMUNITY AND YOU'VE FELT IT IF
YOU WERE IN THE ROOM TODAY WHERE
ALL SORTS OF FOLKS FROM ACROSS
EDUCATION AND THE CITY PARISH
AND THE CITY AND THE STATE,
THEY'RE ALL THRILLED TO BRING
TECHNOLOGY AND JOBS TO THE
COMMUNITY.
FOR US, WE'RE THRILLED THAT
WE'RE GOING TO FIND KIDS WHO GET
EXCITED ABOUT DOING CODE, DOING
SOFTWARE, AS WELL AS ALL THE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND I
WOULD HOPE WE'RE A SYMBOL AND A
SIGN OF THE POSSIBILITY AND THE
FUTURE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE IN
THIS COMMUNITY.
WHEN YOU SEE OUR BUILDING LIT UP
AT NIGHT IT SHOULD SAY ONE THING
TO YOU: WE NEED TO HIRE MORE
PEOPLE TO GROW OUR COMPANY AND
SERVE THE MISSION OF GOVERNMENT
WELL.
IF YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT
TECHNOLOGY, GIVE US A LOOK.
CS ARE A.COM AND TAKE A LOOK AT
THE JOBS.
>> ONCE AGAIN FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT CSRA AND JOB
OPENINGS, GO ONLINE AT CSRA.COM.
THE COMPANY EXPECTS TO RAMP UP
TO FULL EMPLOYMENT OF 800
WORKERS ON SITE BY MIDYEAR OF
2018.
>>> EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE DAY
AFTER THANKSGIVING, WE THOUGHT
THIS WAS THE PERFECT TIME TO
TALK WILD TURKEY IN LOUISIANA.
A FEW YEARS AGO IN HIS "AFTER
THE HUNT" COOKING SERIES CHEF
JOHN FOLSE SERVED UP ONE OF THE
BEST TURKEY RECIPES YOU'RE GOING
TO FIND HIS HUNTING SKILLS FOR
BAGGING A WILD TURKEY, NOT SO
MUCH.
>> HERE IN MY KITCHEN AGAIN
RIGHT OUTSIDE OF NATCHITOCHES,
JUST A BEAUTIFUL HUNTING ESTATE,
I'M STANDING HERE WITH THE
GENERAL MANAGER, JIMMY RILEY.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME IN
YOUR KITCHEN.
AND OUR EXECUTIVE CHEF FROM OUR
COMPANY IS HERE HELPING WITH
THIS AND WE'RE DOING WILD
TURKEY.
IN FACT, THIS IS THE HOME OF
SOME OF THE GREATEST WILD TURKEY
IN THE UNITED STATES.
WHY IS IT THAT THERE'S SO MANY
WILD TURKEYS HERE?
>> BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THEY
WEREN'T ALWAYS HERE.
I THINK SOMEWHERE IN THE
1970s, LOUISIANA INTRODUCED
THE WILD TURKEY TO AN ADJOINING
PIECE OF PROPERTY AND THEY
SPREAD OVER THE DECADES AND THEY
GOT HERE, BUT THEY LOVE IT.
THEY'RE NOT LEAVING.
>> LET ME TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE
DOING.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT, ONION,
CELERY, BELL PEPPER, I'M MAKING
A STUFFING.
THIS IS A CRAWFISH STUFFING AND
I'M GOING TO LET JAKE WORK WITH
THIS A LITTLE BIT AND PLAY
AROUND.
I CANNOT GET OVER THE SIZE OF
THAT BIRD.
LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT WE DID WITH
IT.
WE DO HAVE TO TREAT A WILD
TURKEY A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
WE'RE BRINING IT AND THE BRINE
CONTAINS SALT, BAY LEAVES, BROWN
SUGAR, SAGE, GARLIC, THYME,
BASIL, AND TWO GALLONS OF WATER
AND IT'S BEEN SITTING IN THAT
FOR 24 HOURS SO WHY DON'T YOU
PULL THAT BIG BAD BOY -- I WANT
TO SHOW EVERYBODY THIS SIZE.
THIS IS A WILD TURKEY Y'ALL!
YOU CAN'T BUY THAT IN THAT
SUPERMARKET, DO YOU HEAR ME?
YOU CAN PUT IT RIGHT DOWN IN
HERE.
LOOK AT THE BREAST ON THAT
THING.
THE BRINE IS GOING TO ADD ABOUT
15 TO 20% ADDITIONAL SEASON
LIQUID TO THE BIRD MAKING IT
JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE JUICY AND
TENDER ON THE INSIDE.
AND ON THAT BREAST RIGHT THERE
AND OF COURSE, YOU HAVE TO TREAT
THE COOKING JUST A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT.
I'M PUTTING JUST A LITTLE BIT OF
SALT, PEPPER, GRANULATED GARLIC
AND, OF COURSE, THIS IS GOING TO
BE STUFFED WITH THIS NICE
STUFFING SO YOU HAVE ALL OF THE
CRAWFISH AND ALL OF THAT READY
TO GO RIGHT?
OKAY Y'ALL.
SO JIMMY LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL
BIRD I'VE TAKEN THE CRAWFISH AND
I'M ADDING CORNBREAD TO IT,
MAKING A CORNBREAD CRAWFISH
STUFFING.
I'M GOING TO ADD TURKEY STOCK TO
IT AND LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL, I'VE
STUFFED THIS BIRD ALL THE WAY
WITH THE STUFFING.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE Y'ALL
WHEN IT'S ALL DONE, THE CRAWFISH
STUFFING.
THIS TURKEY IS 20 POUNDS, JAY
ARE YOU READY TO GO INTO THE
OVEN WITH IT?
350 DEGREES, AFTER AN HOUR I'M
GOING TO COVER IT WITH
CHEESECLOTH THE WAY PEOPLE DID
IN THE 1800s AND I'M GOING TO
BASTE WITH BUTTER AND THE
CHEESECLOTH WILL HOLD IT IN AND
AFTER THREE HOURS WE'LL BE OUT
OF THE WOODS, WE'RE EATING
TURKEY HERE.
ALL RIGHT, JAY GET THAT TURKEY
OUT OF THE OVEN RIGHT THERE AND
PUT IT HERE.
Y'ALL, IT'S BEEN FOUR HOURS, THE
BREAST TEMPERATURE OF THIS BIRD
IS 186 AND THE INTERNAL STUFFING
TEMPERATURE IS SOMEWHERE AROUND
160 OR 70.
WE HAVE A TURKEY HERE, HUH?
>> IT'S A BIG ONE.
>> WE PUT THE CHEESECLOTH ON TOP
OF THE WILD BIRD.
LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL THAT IS AS WE
PULL THAT CHEESECLOTH OFF.
AND WHY DON'T YOU TAKE IT OFF
AND WHY DON'T YOU PUT IT RIGHT
ON THE CUTTING BOARD HERE?
THE CHEESECLOTH ALLOWS THE
BASING THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING
ON ALL DURING THE COOKING
PROCESS TO STICK ONTO THE BIRD
AND RETAIN THAT MOISTURE AND
REMEMBER THIS IS A WILD BIRD.
20 POUNDS OF HIM.
OKAY THE FIRST THING I WANT YOU
TO DO IS GET SOME OF CRAWFISH,
DIG DOWN IN THERE AND GET A BIG
SPOON.
LOOK AT THAT RIGHT THERE.
AND, OF COURSE, Y'ALL WE CAN
JUST GO ON TO THAT WHOLE -- LOOK
AT THAT BREAST RIGHT THERE.
CAN YOU SEE THAT?
I'VE GOT TO SPIN THAT TURKEY
AROUND -- LOOK HOW JUICY.
ANYWAY, Y'ALL THAT'S IT.
RIGHT THERE.
A 20-POUND TURKEY STUFFED WITH
CRAWFISH RIGHT HERE, THE PLACE
WE TURK THE BIRD FROM.
Y'ALL COME AND VISIT.
HERE'S THE CRAWFISH STUFFING
RIGHT THERE.
Y'ALL WANT TO GET SOME OF THAT
RIGHT THERE, TOO.
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>> THAT'S A GOOD SONG.
I LOVE THAT.
[APPLAUSE]
NOW, WHAT ABOUT THAT TURKEY?
WHAT ABOUT THAT TURKEY?
WASN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL?
AND I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS
EARLIER BUT HAD YOU EVER COOKED
ONE WITH THE CHEESECLOTH ON TOP
OF BASTING IT EVERY 30 MINUTES?
KEEP THAT FAT AND THAT FLAVOR ON
THE BIRD?
>> I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT, BUT IT
WORKED GOOD.
>> VERY JUICY TURKEY.
NOW, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT MY TURKEY HUNT AND LIKE I
SAID I DIDN'T GET HIM, BUT I
SCARED HIM, DIDN'T I?
>> WE HAVE A LITTLE TRADITION ON
THE ISLAND.
YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BOWIE KNIFE.
WHEN YOU SEE THIS, THIS IS THE
BEST THEY COME.
THEY'RE NOT BIGGER, THEY'RE NOT
BETTER THAN THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS IT.
>> THAT'S NOT A BOWIE KNIFE.
THAT'S A BOWIE KNIFE.
[AUDIENCE REACTS]
[APPLAUSE]
>> MINE'S NOT ONLY BIGGER AND
LONGER, IT'S HEAVIER.
>> THAT'S A TRADITION.
>> WE HAVE A LITTLE TRADITION,
WHEN I GET A TURKEY UP IN THERE
AND HE'S IN SHOTGUN RANGE INSIDE
40 YARDS, YOU'VE GOT TWO
CHOICES.
YOU CAN EITHER BLOW HIS FACE OFF
OR RUN HIM DOWN AND CATCH HIM.
>> I TRIED TO RUN HIM DOWN AND
CATCH HIM, BUT I MISSED HIM.
>> YOU DIDN'T DO EITHER ONE.
>> I SCARED HIM, THOUGH, I
SCARED HIM GOOD.
I BET HE DIDN'T COME DOWN FOR
TWO DAYS.
>> I THINK HE FLEW ACROSS THE
RIVER, AS A MATTER OF FACT.
WE GOT A LITTLE TRADITION.
I'VE GOT TO GET THIS SHIRT TO
YOU.
>> THIS IS A HIGHLY PRICED
CHEF'S JACKET.
OH, MY GOSH.
[APPLAUSE]
>> NO, NO, NO.
[LAUGHS]
>> SO THAT'S HIM?
>> THE MARK OF A GOOD CHEF, IF
YOU FIGURE OUT A WAY TO COOK
THAT THING.
[LAUGHTER]
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NOW, THAT'S AN ACTUAL TRADITION,
RIGHT?
THEY HAVE TO CUT THE SHIRT TAIL
OFF IF YOU MISS THE BIRD.
>> DEER, TOO.
>> IF WE DON'T GET NOTHING WE'LL
GET THE SHIRT TAIL.
[LAUGHS]
>> YOU CAN FIND THAT TASTY WILD
TURKEY RECIPE ONLINE, AS WELL AS
MORE EPISODES OF JOHN FOLSE'S
"AFTER THE HUNT" AT LPB.ORG.
>>> AND THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS
WEEK.
FOR EVERYONE AT LOUISIANA PUBLIC
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FORTENBERRY, WITH HIS VIDEO
POSTCARD OF BEAUTIFUL RURAL
WASHINGTON PARISH.
GOOD NIGHT.
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