Watch the Inauguration online

 Aired January 14, 2008 at 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM.

LPB provided live coverage of the inauguration of Governor Bobby Jindal at the State Capitol on Monday, January 14. In addition to the six-channel LPB network and LPB affiliate WLAE-TV32 in New Orleans, the live coverage also aired on LPB HD. LPB also provided pool coverage for the other TV stations in the state so they could air video from the event. The coverage will be rebroadcast at 10PM on LPB. KEDM, WRKF and Red River Radio all ran the inauguration coverage starting at 11:30. KRVS in Lafayette aired our complete coverage starting at 11AM.

LPB President/CEO Beth Courtney and Louisiana: The State We’re In Managing Editor Robyn Ekings anchored LPB’s coverage from the Capitol which started at 11:00 a.m. Political analyst Elliot Stonecipher also provided expert commentary for the event. The actual swearing in took place at noon.

The 36-year old Jindal is the second youngest governor in Louisiana history and the first Indian-American governor in the nation. The Republican was in his third term in Congress when he won the governor’s election in the first primary in October. He succeeds one-term Democratic Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco.

• Education Area • Official Bobby Jindal Web Site •
• The New People in State Government •

Saturday, January 12, 2008 from 2 to 6 p.m.
Inauguration Family Festival,
a free festival with activities for children, music and food from around the state. The event was held in downtown Baton Rouge at the Sheraton Capital Atrium. LPB Kids program characters, including Clifford the Big Red Dog, will be there to entertain!

Background Video from LPB's Louisiana: The State We're In:

Jindal Biography
(0:08:39)
We preview Monday's inauguration of Bobby Jindal with a biography of the Governor-Elect including interviews with his past high school teachers from Baton Rouge Magnet High School.

Jindal Inauguration
(0:08:07)
We talk with top political observers about how Jindal will use his inaugural address to turn campaign promises into policy.

Inauguration History
(0:04:16)
We look back to the pomp and circumstance of past inaugurations and find that many of the frills have been stripped from recent ceremonies.