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Students fighting in schools; murder in the streets; domestic violence: acts of brutality are taking a terrible toll in communities across the state. Is viciousness on the rise, or is there just more media coverage? What can be done to curb the violent behavior that causes so much psychic and physical harm in Louisiana?

Watch “Violence in Louisiana” on Louisiana Public Square, February 27 at 7 PM.

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Louisiana Public Square Hosts Beth Courtney and Craig Freeman look back at some of the more memorable moments from the 2007 season of LPB’s award-winning public affairs program. Included topics in “The Best of Public Square 2007″ are Louisiana’s take on capital punishment; climate change and the war in Iraq. Watch for it Wednesday, December 26 at 7 PM.

27-Jun-07
War in Iraq: Louisiana’s Perspective

28-Mar-07
Climate Change and Louisiana: The Heat Is On

21-Feb-07
Capital Punishment in Louisiana

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Prescription for Change aired Saturday, October 13 @ 6PM - Watch the LIVE broadcast! Site 

What do you think are the healthcare issues affecting Louisiana, especially healthcare reform? Tell us what you consider urgent in this gubernatorial election year!

Our panelists will be:
Barry Erwin, President of Council for A Better Louisiana
Roxane Townsend, M.D., Secretary, Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals
Fred Cerise, M.D. , head of the Charity hospital system [LSU Health Care Services Division]
David Hood, PAR health consultant and former head of LA Dept. of Health and Hospitals

Then, LPS airs October 24 @ 7pm & October 28 @ 4pm. See highlights from the day-long By the People event at LPB on October 13th and the gubernatorial forum, all dealing with the subject of healthcare.

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When it comes to the future of a community or a state, nothing is more important than the welfare of the children - they are the future. By many indicators, Louisiana has not done well by its children. Find out why our state ranks 49th overall in child welfare issues on “Louisiana’s Children: A Future At Risk” on the August edition of Louisiana Public Square.

The special guest panelist for the show will be Darryl McDaniels of the pioneering rap group Run DMC. An adoptee himself, he has been a major advocate for foster care and adoption including establishing a summer camp for foster children. Other panelists include Louisiana Department of Social Services Director Ann Silverberg Williamson; Raymond Jetson, the CEO of Louisiana Family Recovery Corps; and Teresa Falgoust, the “Kids Count” Coordinator with the child advocacy group, “Agenda For Children.”
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It has taken the lives of over three thousand Americans. It helped change the balance of power in congress. It altered the way our nation is viewed by the world. How has Louisiana been affected? Watch “War in Iraq: Louisiana’s Perspective,” Wednesday, June 27 at 7 PM.

The June panelists:

Lt. Col. Scott Adams, Commander of the 2/108th Cav. Regiment of the 256th Brigade, LA National Guard
John Prime, Military Affairs reporter for the Shreveport Times
Roxann Johnson, Executive Director of the Shreveport YWCA
Professor Phillip Barker, Centenary College Dept. of Political Science

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