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 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

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WELL, SHE CAME FROM OUT OF NOWHERE, IS WHERE SHE CAME FROM.

ONE MAJOR SURPRISE IN THE STATE'S ONE BIG RACE.

THE TOP STORY IS VOTER TURNOUT WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS

ENACTING A PLAN AFTER DEEP SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.

ADAPTING TO NEW REALITIES, A SECOND SUMMIT ON THE STATE'S

COASTAL MASTER PLAN SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON OUR FUTURE.

AND THE SPIRIT COMES OUT AND MOVES YOU.

WHEN YOU BEGIN TO MOVE YOU BEGIN TO TELL A STORY.

LOUISIANA'S CHITIMACHA POWWOW AND THE MANY NATIVE AMERICAN

NATIONS BROUGHT TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THEIR LIKE CULTURE.

HI. I'M ANDRE MOREAU.

MORE ON THOSE STORIES, BUT FIRST ON THE LOUISIANA REPORT CARDS.

THE PERCENTAGE OF A RATED SCHOOLS WENT DOWN AND F RATED

SCHOOLS WENT UP. JOHN WHITE, SUPERINTENDENT, DOWN

PLAYED SCHOOL GRADES IN FREE WALL.

"SWI" WILL EXPLORE THIS IN DEPTH IN THE COMING WEEKS.

NOW OTHER STORIES MAKING HEADLINES.

THE COAST GUARD BEGAN A FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF THE

CRASH THAT CLOSED THE SUNSHINE BRIDGE.

THE AGENCY WILL IDENTIFY UNSAFE CONDITIONS THAT MAY HAVE

CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT AND WAYS TO PREVENT IT FROM

HAPPENING AGAIN. THE BRIDGE SHUT DOWN OCTOBER 12

WHEN A BARGE-MOUNTED CRANE OWNED BY MARQUETTE TRANSPORTATION RAN

INTO IT. REPAIRS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE THE

BRIDGE READY FOR USE AGAIN IN JANUARY.

A TIMELINE IS SET FOR A RIVER DIVERSION CANAL IN SOUTH

LOUISIANA. ENGINEERS WITH THE PROJECT SAY

IT WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE SUMMER OF 2021.

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN IN TALKS SINCE THE FLOODS OF 1983.

COMPUTER ISSUES THAT CAUSE BIG PROBLEMS AT THE STATE OFFICE OF

MOTOR VEHICLES ARE FIXED. IT IMPACTED OFFICES STATEWIDE.

DISCOVERED JUST HOURS BEFORE OFFICES OPENED.

IT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A RENEWED DRIVER'S LICENSE.

FIRST BANK SHARES OF MISSISSIPPI IS BUYING FBP FOR 86 MILLION IN

STOCK. THEY OWN FLORIDA PARISH'S BANK.

WITH $383 MILLION IN ASSETS WITH SEVEN OFFICES.

THE DEAL IS PENDING APPROVAL. A JAPANESE COMPANY HAS BROKEN

GROUND ON A VEGETABLE OIL PLANT IN METRO NEW ORLEANS.

FUJI VEGETABLE OIL PLANS TO PROCESS PALM, SUNFLOWER AND

COCONUT OIL. IT PLANS TO OPEN IN MID 2020.

NATIONALLY THE BIG STORY OF THE ELECTIONS, THE DEMOCRATS SEIZED

CONTROL OF THE HOUSE AND THE REPUBLICANS STRENGTHENED THEIR

GRIP ON THE SENATE. THE ENTHUSIASM NATIONWIDE

ENCOURAGED PEOPLE TO GO OUT TO THE POLLS, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD NO

TYPE OF RACE SWEATING IT OUT. GREL HILBURN, U.S.A. NETWORK AND

BARRY ERWIN, COUNCIL FOR A BETTER LOUISIANA.

LOTS TO TALK ABOUT. FIRST SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE

SURPRISE THERE. NOT THAT KYLE ARDOIN FINISHED

FIRST, BUT GWEN COLLINS-GREENUP. WHERE DID SHE COME FROM?

SHE CAME FROM OUT OF NOWHERE AND ENDED UP WITH 20% OF THE

VOTE. SHE WAS NOT THE ENDORSED

CANDIDATE BY THE LOUISIANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

SHE IS AN ATTORNEY, AN AFTERNOON AMERICAN ATTORNEY FROM CLINTONON

WHO HAD NO MONEY. HERE SHE IS MADE THE RUNOFF

A DEAD HEAT SO FAR. YEAH.

THIS IS A VN INTERESTING RACE. SHE CAME OUT OF NOWHERE.

IF YOU GO DOWN THE BALLOT, JULIE STOKES SPENT A BOAT LOAD OF

MONEY AND BARELY BEAT THOMAS KENNEDY WHO DIDN'T HAVE A

CAMPAIGN WHO GOT 9%. SHE GOT 11%.

THIS SURPRISED PEOPLE ACROSS THE BOARD.

YOU LOOK AT PEOPLE WHO WENT TO ALL THE RALLIES AND SPOKE AT

ALL THE EVENTS, SHE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM

I KNOW. I SAW HER AT QUALIFYING, WHEN

SHE CAME TO QUALIFYING. SHE WAS AT THE MANSHIP FORUM.

SHE WAS THERE. YES.

THAT WAS IT. SHE MANAGED SOMEHOW TO GET ON

SOME ON THE TRADITIONAL POWERFUL AFRICAN-AMERICAN BALLOTS AROUND

NEW ORLEANS AND ELSEWHERE AND HERE SHE IS NOW.

PROBABLY GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT STORY IN THE RUNOFF.

FORECAST THE RUNOFF. WELL, YOU CAN PROBABLY GO

BACK AND LOOK THE TREASURE'S RACE WITH JOHN SCHROEDER WITH AN

AFRICAN-AMERICAN DEMOCRAT AND THE REPUBLICAN WINS HANDS DOWN.

THAT IS PROBABLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THIS.

COME DECEMBER 8. COME DECEMBER 8.

WE WILL SEE IF SHE IS RAISE MONEY AND SHE HAS ELEVATED HER

PROFILE. MAYBE SHE CAN RUN AGAIN.

THE SIX HOUSE MEMBERS EASILY RETAINED THEIR SEATS.

THAT WAS EXPECTED. LOUISIANA DIDN'T HAVE THE DRAMA

OF OTHER STATES. THERE WAS NO BLUE WAVE HERE.

THE GREAT LOUISIANA LEVY SYSTEM BLOCKED A BLUE WAVE FROM COMING

IN HERE. LOUISIANA WOULD HAVE LOST A LOT

OF CLOUT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

FIVE OF OUR SIX REPRESENTATIVES, ONE WAS THE MAJORITY WHIP, STEVE

SCALISE. THAT LOST SOME INFLUENCE IN THE

HOUSE. THERE IS A BRIGHT SPOT.

CEDRIC RICHMOND FROM NEW ORLEANS, EASILY WON RE-ELECTION

WITH 80% OF THE VOTE. HE IS IN LINE FOR A LEADERSHIP

POSITION WITH THE DEMOCRATS TAKING CONTROL AND IN A PRETTY

GOOD POSITION RIGHT NOW. HE IS LINE FOR THAT.

WE BALANCE ONE OR THE OTHER, STEVE SCALISE IS GOING TO BE A

PLAYER. PEOPLE ARE SAYING NOW THERE

IS A FORCE OF CHECKS AND BALANCES FOR THE PRESIDENT.

SO IF THAT HAPPENS, IT COULD BE A STALEMATE IN EVERYTHING YOU

SEE GOING FORWARD. HOW DOES THAT IMPACT LOUISIANA?

THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. WHEN YOU HAVE TWO HOUSES IN

DIFFERENT HANDS AND A REPUBLICAN IN THE PRESIDENCY IT IS A BIG

QUESTION OF WHAT HAPPENS. A LOT OF IT IS NATIONAL

POLITICAL GAME MORE THAN DEALING WITH THE STATE.

A LOT OF THE DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO BRING UP INVESTIGATIONS AND

HEARINGS. ALMOST LIKE DAYS SOUNDING LIKE

WATERGATE. I DON'T KNOW AT THE STATE LEVEL

PER SE. THE TARIFF ISSUE AND THOSE TYPE

OF THINGS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS A HOUSE

AND SENATE ISSUE AS IT IS WITH THE PRESIDENT.

THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE

CONSTITUTION. FIRSTLY, THE UNANIMOUS JURY

PASSED. THAT WAS A NATIONAL STORY.

WE ARE ONE OF TWO STATES WHERE YOU COULD BE CONVICTED WITH 10

OF 12 JURORS IF YOU WERE CHARGED WITH A FELONY.

THE OTHER IS OREGON. IT GOES BACK TO THE JIM CROW

ERA. ABSOLUTELY.

CERTAINLY WAS BORN IN RACIST TONES AND -- BUT IT WAS SWEPT

OUT REALLY BY A HUGE MAJORITY YEAH, IT WAS.

WHEN YOU SAW WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LEGISLATURE IT IS A BIG

SURPRISE IT GOT TO THE BALLOT. THERE WAS AN ORGANIZED EFFORT TO

GET IT OUT THERE AND IT DID WELL.

THING THAT WAS INTERESTING ON THE AMENDMENTS, THERE WEREN'T A

TON, SIX OF THEM. YOU DON'T SEE THE VOTERS PAS

THEM ALL. ALL OF THEM PASSED BY FAIRLY

HEALTHY MARGINS. WHAT ABOUT OTHERS THAT PASSED

THAT STOOD OUT TO YOU THAT ARE IMPORTANT.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE BANNING OF STADIUM ROAD AND BRIDGES FUNDS

TO BE USED BY TRAFFIC CONTROL AND STATE POLICE.

BARRY DOES A GREAT JOB BREAKING DOWN THESE AMENDMENTS.

I WILL CEDE TO HIM. IT IS A BIG ISSUE IN THE

LEGISLATURE TO GET MONEY INTO ROADS.

WE ATTEMPTED LAST YEAR TO PASS A GASOLINE TAX.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE DOLLARS ARE GOING TO STRAIGHT TO THE

ROADS. WE'VE SEEN THE LEGISLATURE TAKE

STEPS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO TRY AND DO THIS.

THIS IS THE LAST STEP, I THINK, OF THAT.

IT WASN'T ANYTHING ABOUT STATE POLICE.

MAKING SURE THOSE DOLLARS WEREN'T BEING USED TO BALANCE

THE BUDGET. HEY, WE WANT AS MUCH OF THE

REVENUE AS WE HAVE AVAILABLE GOING TO ROADS.

THAT IS THE FINAL PIECE ON THAT. DID YOU NOTICE ON ELECTION

DAY COMMERCIALS BEGAN AIRING ABOUT A BRIDGE PACKET.

THIS CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. THIS SPOT WAS A LENGTHY, WELL

THOUGHT OUT SPOT. THEY POSITIONED THE LEGISLATURE

TO ALLOCATE FUNDING FOR ANOTHER CAPITAL AREA BRIDGE.

AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN GOING FORWARD WITH THAT.

I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO SEE TALK ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE

MONTHS AHEAD. I THINK THERE IS A GROUP TO PUSH

A PROPOSAL FOR A GASOLINE TAX AND CONTINUATION TO PUT A

SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO INFRASTRUCTURE.

WHETHER THAT PASSES DURING AN ELECTION YEAR, I'M NOT SURE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE KEYING THAT ISSUE UP.

THE CLOSURE OF THE SUNSHINE BRIDGE PLAYED INTO THIS.

IT HAS. THAT IS A BIG DEAL.

YOU REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.

20-MINUTE COMMUNITIES INTO TWO HOURS.

IT IS TERRIBLE. PEOPLE TRYING TO VOTE WHO LI

ON THE EAST BANK TO GO TO THE WEST BANK.

THERE WAS TROUBLE THERE. THEY WERE GIVEN PROVISIONAL

BALLOTS TO VOTE BUT COULDN'T VOTE ON EVERYTHING.

I'M SURE THERE WILL BE A COALITION FOR SOME KIND OF GAS

TAX. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY

DANGER OF THAT PASSING IN AN ELECTION YEAR.

WHAT ABOUT FANTASY SPORTS BETTING WHICH I FIND

FASCINATING. HOW DID THAT PLAY OUT?

BARRY IS KNOWN FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY HE INVESTS.

I DON'T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT IT. I DON'T EITHER.

IT PASSED BY 47 OUT OF 64 PARISHES.

THE INTERESTING THING IS THE ISSUE ABOUT REGULAR SPORTS

BETTING LAST YEAR, THE CASINO THING, DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE.

MISSISSIPPI DID. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT.

NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT AGAIN.

WHEN YOU SEE THIS MANY FOLKS IN ALL THE URBAN AREAS IT PASSED

HANDILY. MAYBE THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON THE

SPORTS BETTING BILL THAT COMES IN THE LEGISLATURE NEXT YEAR.

THERE WAS TALK TO LOOK AT HOW THIS GOES BECAUSE HOW THIS GOES

WOULD BE AN INDICATOR OF HOW THE REGULAR SPORTS BETTING WOULD GO

SHOULD LOUISIANA INTRODUCE THAT INTO OUR CASINOS.

AND WE COMPETE WITH MISSISSIPPI. IF THAT IS A CANARY, IT DOES

PRETEND THAT IT HAS A CHANCE. ESPECIALLY WITH MISSISSIPPI

JUST, YOU KNOW -- AND THEY ARE ADVERTISING IN

OUR STATE TO COME INTO OUR CASINOS.

ANY ONE THING THAT JUMPS OUT TO THE ELECTION AND LOOK FORWARD

TO THE RUNOFF WE ARE GOING TO BE INTERESTED IN?

I THINK THE TURN OUT WAS AMAZING FOR A MIDTERM ELECTION.

WE HAD A BIG GOVERNOR'S RACE IN 2014.

WE HAD 40% AT THAT. GREG HILL BURN, BARRY ERWIN,

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. LSU THIS WEEK HOSTED THE

SECOND SUMMIT ON LOUISIANA'S COASTAL MASTER PLAN.

WE FOUND A FULL HOUSE LISTENING TO SCIENTISTS, COASTAL

RESTORATION EXPERTS, CITY LEADERS AND ALSO THE GOVERNOR.

THE FORECASTS AND THE PROJECTIONS CAN BE SCARY, BUT IF

THERE IS A STATE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THAT CAN LEARN

TO ADAPT IN ORDER TO PRESERVE A WAY OF LIFE THAT IS CLOSE TO OUR

HEARTS, IT IS LOUISIANA. GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS

SAYS AS OUR STATE IMPLEMENTS THE COASTAL MASTER PLAN, WE WILL

DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO DISRUPT COASTAL LAND LOSS

BECOMING A WORLD LEADER IN WATER MANAGEMENT.

OTHERS WILL COME HERE FOR ANSWERS.

THE CLOCK IS TICKING AND THERE IS URGENCY TO MAKE PROJECTS

HAPPEN. IT IS NOT PEOPLE MOVING

TOWARD THE COAST IN LOUISIANA BUT THE COAST MOVING TOWARD

PEOPLE. THE DIRECTOR OF THE SEA

GRANT, DESCRIBES THE MARCH OF THE GULF CLOSER AND CLOSER.

WE LIKE TO SAY FOOTBALL FIELD EVERY HOUR OF WETLAND LOSS.

THIS IS A SHORELINE MOVES TWO FOOTBALL FIELDS IN LINEAR

DIMENSION PER YEAR. IT IS STRIKING.

THAT IS THE MIGRATION OF THE GULF OF MEXICO TOWARD HOLMA.

WE NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONNECT CONCEPTUAL MODELS AND

IDEAS WITH EQUATIONS. TECHNOLOGY HAS REALLY ENABLED

US TO CONVERT THE KIND OF THINKING PROCESSES WE'VE HAD FOR

A LONG TIME ACTUALLY CONVERT THEM INTO NUMBERS AND OUTPUTS

THAT CPRA CAN USE TO SAY, THIS PROJECT PERFORMS LIKE THAT AND

THAT PROJECT PERFORMS LIKE THAT. DURING THE EVENT, I TALKED TO

SUMMIT MODERATOR AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE WETLAND

FOUNDATION. THESE CONFERENCES WITH

BENCHMARK SUMMITS TO SHOW HOW WE ARE DOING ALONG THE WAY AND SORT

OF TO TEST IF WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS.

A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WE HET HERE IN THE SAME LOCATION IN

BATON ROUGE. A NEW MASTER PLAN, THE 2017

MASTER PLAN WAS JUST LAUNCHED. IT LISTED AND SHOWED ALL THE

PROJECTS ALONG THE COAST THAT WOULD BE STARTED.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE ARE ABOUT 67 OF THEM THAT ARE STARTING TO

BE IN ACTION AND PEOPLE ARE SAYING, WELL, WHERE ARE THEY?

BEACH NOURISHMENT, BARRIER ISLAND RESTORATIONS.

NOW THEY ARE FOCUSING ON SEVERAL LARGE DIVERSIONS AND LOCKS AND

DAMS TO CREATE GROWTH POTENTIAL IN LAND LOSS AREAS

THESE ARE HUGE PROJECTS. TALK ABOUT BIG.

COMING TO LOUISIANA IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS IS $11 BILLION FROM

SOME OF THE FINES AND PENALTIES FROM THE DEEPWATER HORIZON.

THEY ARE GOING TO BUILD THESE PROJECTS.

A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO GET INVOLVED THROUGH THEIR

OCCUPATIONS, THROUGH KIDS TO GET INVOLVED IN LEARNING TO FILL

THESE OCCUPATIONS THAT THIS MONEY IS GOING TO GO TO SUPPORT.

ONE OF THE PANEL GROUPS IS ASKING THE QUESTION, WHAT ARE WE

BUYING AND WHEN ARE WE BUYING IT.

THAT IS AN INTERESTING QUESTION TO POSE.

EXACTLY. PEOPLE HAVE BE HEARING ABOUT

THIS MONEY, RIGHT? THE COASTAL RESTORATION

PROTECTION AUTHORITY HAS BEEN DOING A MASTERFUL JOB PUTTING

THE PLANS TOGETHER. PEOPLE ARE IMPATIENT.

IT IS ALMOST WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME TODAY.

WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS ENACTING THIS PLAN AFTER DEEP SCIENCE AND

ENGINEERING TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE PROJECTS WILL BE

SUCCESSFUL. HERETOFOR THEY HAVE BEEN POSTAGE

STAMP PROJECTS. NOW THERE IS A COHESIVE PLAN,

REALLY, THE ONLY PLAN LIKE THIS IN THE WORLD OUTSIDE OF THE

NETHERLANDS TO TURN OUR COASTAL COMMUNITIES INTO VALUES TO

SUSTAIN AN ECONOMY AND CULTURES AND A WAY OF LIFE.

WE BELIEVE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE.

THERE IS A LOT OF TALK OUTSIDE OF THE STATE AND CONGRESS, YOU

HAVE TO GIVE UP THE LAND AND LEAVE.

WELL, YOU CAN'T JUST GIVE UP THE LAND AND LEAVE.

WE HAD A SESSION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE ENERGY SECTOR.

THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT 100 YEARS.

NICK KOL STATE UNIVERSITY, TULANE, LSU, THEY HAVE

SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS. SO THE PEOPLE NEED TO ADAPT.

THE DIFFERENCE IN MAYBE THE PREVIOUS SEMINAR AND THIS ONE,

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT RESILIENCY.

RESILIENCY IS HOW YOU BOUNCE BACK AFTER A DISASTER.

OUR DISASTER HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 1927, WITH THE LEVYS BEING

BUILT. ADAPTATION IS HOW YOU LIVE WITH

THE NEW NORM. THE NEW NORMAL FOR LOUISIANA

LEGEND IS A DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE. THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR

PEOPLE TO BE ON THE FRONT LINES OF HOW YOU COSTLY ENGINEER THESE

LANDSCAPES TO BE SUCCESSFUL LIVING IN THEM.

LIVING WITH IT AND MOVING FORWARD WITH IT AND BEING

PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF BEING ON THE RECOVERY SIDE.

WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS TO SAY WE HAVE TO WAIT

FOR THE NEXT HURRICANE TO GET ANY ACTION.

THAT IS NOT A GOOD WAY OF PLANNING.

IT DOESN'T GET BETTER WAITING FOR ANYTHING.

WE COINED THE PHRASE A FOOTBALL FIELD OF LAND LOST EVERY HOUR.

SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN USED AROUND THE WORLD.

COASTAL AREAS IN ALL PARTS, NOT ONLY OUR COUNTRY, BUT THE WORLD

ARE SEEING SEA LEVEL RISE CLIMATE CHANGE.

ALL OF THAT, WHETHER YOU LIKE TO CALL IT THAT OR NOT, IS LEADING

TO SOME VERY CHALLENGING COASTAL SITUATIONS.

WE ARE THE CANARY IN THE COAL MINE IN LOUISIANA.

WE START TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THAT IS EXPORTABLE TO THE REST

OF THE WORLD. VALUE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU AND HEAR YOUR INSIGHT.

THE 2018 FOOTBALL SEASON IS 3/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH NOW.

THE MANY TARGETING CALLS AGAINST PLAYERS WE HAVE SEEN CONTINUE TO

GET LOTS OF ATTENTION AS THE MOVE TO MAKE THE GAME RELATIVELY

SAFER MOVES FORWARD. DR. JULIAN BAILES, LSU

GRADUATE AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE BRAIN INJURY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

IS THE LEAD AUTHORITY ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND

TRYING TO PREVENT C.T.E., CHRONIC TRAUMATIC

ENCEPHALOPATHY. THE DISEASE FOUND IN PEOPLE LIKE

PRO FOOTBALL PLAYERS LIKELY CAUSED BY REPEATED HEAD TRAUMAS

AND CONCUSSIONS. BAILES WAS ALSO A 2017 LPB

LOUISIANA LEGEND AND TALKED TO BETH COURTNEY ABOUT FOOTBALL

HELMETS. HOW MUCH DO THEY REALLY PROTECT

ATHLETES FROM JARRING COLLISIONS.

THE HELMET DOES NOT PREVENT CONCUSSION BECAUSE THE HUMAN

BRAIN FLOATS INSIDE THE SKULL. WHEN THE HEAD SUDDENLY STOPS THE

BRAIN HAS THE ABILITY TO MOVE OR TRANSLATE OR STRETCH.

THE HELMET IS NOT THE ANSWER. THAT IS WHY WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE

COMPLETE PROTECTION AND COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE TO DEFAULT TO

ABORTING EXPOSURE. THIS EXEXCERPT IS FROM

LOUISIANA LEGEND'S SERIES OF OUR LINEUP IN 2019.

IT WILL AIR FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, AT 8:00 P.M. ON LPB.

THE FIFTH ANNUAL CHITIMACHA POWWOW HELD A FEW WEEKS AGO WAS

THE CELEBRATION OF THE DANCE AND MUSIC SOF MORE THAN 20 TRIBAL

NATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY. LPB WAS THERE TO CAPTURE THE DAY

LONG EVENT. IT HAPPENED IN SAINT MARY'S PA

RISH. MILES OF SUGAR CANE FIELDS

AND BAY YOUS LAYS A 1,000-ACRE PARCEL OF LAND.

THE HOME OF THE SOVEREIGN NATION OF THE CHITIMACHA TRIBE OF

LOUISIANA LEGEND. LESS THAN HALF OTHE TRIBE'S

MEMBERSHIP LIVES ON THE RESERVATION.

ON THIS ONE WEEKEND THE CHITIMACHA ALONG WITH OTHER

TRIBAL NATIONS GATHER IN LARGE NUMBERS TO CELEBRATE THE AGE-OLD

TRADITION OF POWWOW. THE WORD POWWOW IS ACTUALLY

FROM THE ALGONKIAN LANGUAGE, IT MEANT A GATHERING OF MEDICINE

PEOPLE. THE COLONISTS EXTRAPOLATED IT IS

A GATHERING OF TRIBAL PEOPLE. THE TERM BECAME USED ALTHOUGH IT

WAS MORE CEREMONIAL AT THAT POINT.

AS THE RESERVATION SYSTEM BEGAN, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

SUPPRESSED THE GATHERINGS AND NATIVE AMERICANS WERE THOUGHT TO

BE A DISAPPEARING RACE. BUFFALO BILL ALLOWED HIM TO

SECURE NATIVE AMERICANS FOR HIS WILD WEST SHOW.

BETWEEN 1887 AND WORLD WAR I OVER 1,000 NATIVE AMERICANS WENT

WILD WESTING AND WERE ABLE TO PRESERVE DANCES AND CEREMONIES

THAT OTHERWISE MAY HAVE BEEN LOST.

AS THE POWWOW CULTURE BECAME POPULAR THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY

AND EUROPE, NATIVE AMERICANS EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ABOUT THEIR

HISTORY AND CULTURE. POWWOWS BECAME THE SOURCE OF

TRIBAL ENTERPRISE. TODAY IT IS A PLACE WITH

FAMILIES OF MANY NATIONS GATHER TO SING, DANCE AND CELEBRATE AND

PRESERVE THEIR SHARED CULTURES. IT ALL BEGINS WITH THE GRAND

ENTRY. AS THE EAGLE STAFF IS CARRIED

INTO THE CIRCLE FOLLOWED BY THE AMERICAN, STATES AND TRIBAL

FLAGS. ALL CARRIED BY VETERAN WARRIORS.

IT IS A LOT OF POWER IN THERE.

ALL THOSE EAGLE FEATHERS YOU SEE FORCES FROM THE EAGLE, IT FLIES

THE HIGHEST TO US AND IT ALWAYS BRING US A LOT OF GOOD FEELINGS

AND BLESSINGS TO THE PEOPLE FOR THOSE WARRIORS A LONG TIME AGO.

ONCE EVERYONE IN THE ARENA, A PRAYER IS OFFERED AND A SONG IS

PRESENTED TO HONOR THE FLAGS AND THE VETERANS.

AND THEN THE POWWOW DANCING BEGINS.

EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN DANCE STYLES, YOU KNOW.

YOU HAVE CERTAIN DANCES, BUT YOU HAVE YOUR OWN DANCE STYLES.

HAVE FUN. ENJOY YOURSELF.

THAT IS THE MAIN THING. EACH DANCER IS TELLING THEIR

STORY. THEY MIGHT BE TELLING A STORY OF

A HUNT. THEY MAY BE TRACKING SOMETHING.

THEY LISTEN TO THE DRUM. WE REFER TO THE DRUM AS THE

HEARTBEAT OF AMERICAN INDIAN. IT IS OUR HEARTBEAT.

WHEN THAT DRUM STARTS THAT IS OUR HEART GOING.

AND THEN THE SPIRIT COMES OUT OF IT AND IT MOVES YOU AND WHEN YOU

BEGIN TO MOVE, YOU BEGIN TO TELL A STORY.

AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING OF ALL IS WHEN YOU PUT YOUR REGALIA

ON, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE.

YOU FEEL LIKE THE PERSON YOU REPRESENT, YOUR TRIBE.

I AM CONSIDERED A SOUTHERN CLOTH DANCER.

YOU'LL SEE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT STYLES OF CLOTH.

HOWEVER, MINE IS CONSIDERED A T DRESS AND IT IS COVERED WITH

IMITATION TEA. EVERYTHING I'M WEARING

REPRESENTS MY TRIBE. FOR PAT ANTONIA MOORE, POWWOW

IS A WEEKEND WAY OF LIFE FOR THEM, A CHANCE TO ESCAPE DEMANDS

OF WORK WEEK AND KEEP THEIR CULTURAL ALIVE.

ALL THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THE WEEK GOES AWAY THE MINUTE WE

GO AND DANCE WITH OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

THESE RELATIONSHIPS WITH LIFE-LONG, THEY ARE

GENERATIONAL. AND FOR SOME, LIKE ADAM

NORWALK, IT IS A FULL-TIME WAY OF LIFE.

IT WHO I AM. IT IS A PART OF MY CULTURE.

IT IS HOW I IDENTIFY MYSELF. ME AND MY FAMILY ARE FULL TIME

POWWOW DANCERS. MY KIDS ARE HOME-SCHOOLED.

THIS IS WHAT WE DO. WE TRAVEL THE COUNTRY AND

PERFORM AND COMPETE AT POWWOWS. COMPETITION DANCING IS AN

IMPORTANT PART OF A POWWOW. A GOOD DAPSER CAN MAKE A GOOD

LIVING TRAVELING FROM ONE EVENT TO ANOTHER.

IT IS A LOT LIKE A RODEO CIRCUIT.

PEOPLE GO FROM ONE EVENT TO THE NEXT IN A COMPETITION SERIES.

YES, IT DOES FEEL LIKE FAMILY, BUT AT THE END OF THE

DAY, IT IS STILL A COMPETITION. IT IS A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS

THAT WE LOOK AT FROM THE AMOUNT OF PRIZE MONEY, HOW ARE WE DOING

COMPARED TO OTHER TRIBES. WHAT GIFTS ARE WE GOING TO GIVE

THEM. HOW DO WE HONOR THE PEOPLE THAT

ARE COMING TO BE WITH US. TO ME, IT IS A WAY OF LIFE.

I GREW UP DOING IT. EVER SINCE I COULD WALK, I WAS

DANCING. THAT IS THE WAY WE BRING OUR

CHILDREN IN. AS SOON AS THEY BEGIN TO WALK,

WE DRESS THEM, WE GET THEM OUT IN THE ARENA AND WE TURN THEM

LOOSE AND LET THEM DANCE. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, THEY FIND

OUT WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY REPRESENT.

IT IS LIKE A HEALING. THAT HELPS US STAY CLOSER TO OUR

CULTURE BECAUSE WE ARE ALL SPREAD OUT NOW.

ALL SPREAD OUT. AND PEOPLE THAT GO, THE YOUNGER

PEOPLE, THEY ARE LEARNING SO THEY CAN CARRY ON WHEN WE'RE

GONE. JOIN US TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13,

AT 8:00 P.M. FOR THE THIRD AND FOURTH PROGRAMS OF THE PBS

SERIES NATIVE AMERICA AS WE SEE THE CREATION OF SOME OF THE

ANCIENT WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST SPLENDID CITIES.

EVERYONE, THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS WEEK.

FOR EVERYONE 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. BECAUSE TOGETHER, WE POWER LIFE.

ENTERGY. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED

BY THE FRED B. AND RUTH B. ZIEGLER FOUNDATION AND THE

ZIEGLER ART MUSEUM 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.