Season 19 (1995-96)

SWI 1901 September 29, 1995
Jeff Duhé Hosts hour-long season premiere profiling seven major candidates for Governor as they travel the state. Robert Adley in Ponchatoula, Buddy Roemer in North Louisiana, Mary Landrieu in Lafayette, William Jefferson in New Orleans, Mike Foster in Houma, Melinda Schwegmann in New Orleans, Cleo Fields in Shreveport. Phil Preis in Baton Rouge. Plus, one on one interviews and an analysis of campaign commercials with political consultant Gus Weill.

SWI 1902 October 6, 1995
Jeff Duhé The People’s Agenda is a voter education initiative by the citizens’ group Council for a Better Louisiana. Through polls, education campaigns and focus groups CABL tries to identify pressing issues and relate them to candidates, seeking their answers. Robert Collins Talks about the candidates recent debate performances with LSU professor of Speech Andrew King.

SWI 1903 October 13, 1995
Jeff Duhé Will the turnover in the legislature really be high or is a commonly held campaign year myth that the people turn them out in high numbers? Retirement and resignations are high. Robert Collins Guests discuss forced heirship amendment. Arcie Chapa The race for Treasurer has candidates.

SWI 1904 October 20, 1995
Jeff Duhé Primary election eve wrap-up details campaign strategies, last minute pushes, Schwegmann train is out of steam. Robert Collins Talks about amendments on next day’s ballot with P.A.R.’s Mark Drennen. Arcie Chapa The race for Lieutenant Governor has candidates.

SWI 1905 October 27, 1995
Arcie Chapa Gambling probe. Robert Collins Guest is B.R. D.A. Doug Moreau.

SWI 1906 November 3, 1995
Jeff Duhé The runoff for Governor pits candidates from political extremes. Has the open primary betrayed centrist voters?. Robert Collins Guest is LSU Speech professor Andrew King on debate performances. Jeff Duhé The race for Treasurer is a choice between knowledgeable insider and well financed political newcomer.

SWI 1907 November 10, 1995
Arcie Chapa The race for Lieutenant Governor has candidates. Jeff Duhé Backgrounds of Fields, Foster show a marked difference in philosophy but some surprising common ground.

SWI 1908 November 17, 1995
Arcie Chapa Asks state teachers’ unions who they support for Governor. Jeff Duhé Election eve final wrap; latest details, polls, maneuvering.

SWI 1909 November 24, 1995
Jeff Duhé Interviews Governor-elect Mike Foster.

SWI 1910 December 1, 1995
Jeff Duhé Medicaid crisis update and the latest likelihood of a Congressional reprieve. Robert Collins Guest is Sen. John Breaux. via satellite from Washington. Arcie Chapa African-American history museum in St. Gabriel.

SWI 1911 December 8, 1995
Jeff Duhé Hosts special Old War Skule tribute as LSU Veterans Day activities bring together cadets and heroes of a proud institution.

SWI 1912 December 15, 1995
Jeff Duhé Inside the Foster transition team, who’s hiring and what are they looking for in political philosophy. Arcie Chapa Livingston Parish observatory to break frontiers in research.

SWI 1913 December 22, 1995
Arcie Chapa Problem gambling. Robert Collins Guest is Ken Miller, LSU School of Social Work. Jeff Duhé Feature story on bonfires of the River Parishes, a holiday tradition passed on through the generations like a torch.

SWI 1914 December 29, 1995
Robert Collins Guests are Advocate reporter Marsha Shuler and Gannett’s John Hill reviewing 1995.

SWI 1915 January 5, 1996
Arcie Chapa Changes in the Senate. Jeff Duhé Profiles the first Murphy J. Foster to serve as Governor, his accomplishments and a distinctive legacy in race relations.

SWI 1916 January 12, 1996
Jeff Duhé The Claiborne Parish town of Homer is the planned site of a uranium enrichment plant. Some residents are opposed, an update four years after our first story. Robert Collins Guest is DEQ Secretary Dale Givens.

SWI 1917 January 19, 1996
Jeff Duhé Will the new Interstate 69 forsake western Louisiana? Not if one man in Leesville will be heard. The economics of superhighways. Robert Collins Guest is House Speaker Hunt Downer. Arcie Chapa Monroe renovates a school.

SWI 1918 January 26, 1996
Arcie Chapa Jennings attracts tourists. Robert Collins Guest is DED Secretary Kevin Reilly. Jeff Duhé Pepper popularity is growing into a hot industry, Visit Tabasco at Avery Island and a St. Martinville hot pepper eating contest.

SWI 1919 February 2, 1996
Arcie Chapa Medicaid update. Robert Collins Guest is DHH Secretary Bobby Jindal. Jeff Duhé The Bentley Hotel in Alexandria has hosted a rich history. Still standing and still proudly welcoming customers, the Bentley is good news in a state that often overlooks its landmarks.

SWI 1920 February 9, 1996
Arcie Chapa Video poker operators try and improve the industry’s image. Jeff Duhé Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee has tough and controversial ideas to fight crime. His new community policing is a promising focus but a perilous constitutional slide according to Jefferson Parish public Defender Sam Dalton.

SWI 1921 February 16, 1996
Arcie Chapa Scaling back affirmative action programs draw protest. Robert Collins Guests talk about set-aside programs. Jeff Duhé A unique canine parade shows Mardi Gras is going to the dogs. Each year the Krewe of Barkus travels the French Quarter with their dressed up dogs.

SWI 1922 February 23, 1996
Jeff Duhé The Foster administration’s reform agenda, plans for the special session and an interview with the Governor. Arcie Chapa Louisiana nun Helen Prejean story reruns as "Dead Man Walking" opens in theaters.

SWI 1923 March 1, 1996
Jeff Duhé Downtowns across the state are drying up. In Baton Rouge a tax election decides whether to keep development council funded. Arcie Chapa Cataloging urban sculptures.

SWI 1924 March 22, 1996
Jeff Duhé Auto insurance rates in Louisiana are some of the highest. The Foster administration’s plans to mandate reductions. Robert Collins Hosts debate with citizen lobbyist Paula Henderson and Commissioner of Insurance Jim Brown. Arcie Chapa Gambling issues in the special legislative session.

SWI 1925 March 29, 1996
Jeff Duhé Analysis of Foster’s proposals in the 1996 special session. Robert Collins Interviews Commissioner of Administration Mark Drennen. Arcie Chapa Statewide concealed gun permits.

SWI 1926 April 5, 1996
Jeff Duhé The legislative week in review.

SWI 1927 April 12, 1996
Jeff Duhé The legislative week in review. Arcie Chapa Charter schools are proposed.

SWI 1928 April 19, 1996
Jeff Duhé The legislative week in review. Arcie Chapa Rerun story: Louisiana survivors of the Nazi holocaust.

SWI 1929 April 26, 1996
Robert Collins Hosts program from Lafayette’s Festival International. Arcie Chapa Background on Festival. Jeff Duhé Feature on the local chefs of the festival, called "Bubbas," who volunteer and prepare all the food.

SWI 1930 May 3, 1996
Jeff Duhé Fiscal session opens, overview of Foster budget. Arcie Chapa Crisis in funding for AIDS services as New Orleans city officials botch a grant application and lose money.

SWI 1931 May 10, 1996
Jeff Duhé Fiscal session week in review. Robert Collins Interviews new BESE head Cecil Picard. Arcie Chapa Baton Rouge bicycle enthusiasts want more places to ride.

SWI 1932 May 17, 1996
Jeff Duhé Fiscal session week in review. Jeff Duhé The 100th anniversary of Plessy v. Ferguson. Who was Homer Plessy and how did his famous 1893 train ride change the nation? We recreate the day separate but equal was challenged. Arcie Chapa Church-based tutoring programs not cut from state budget.

SWI 1933 May 24, 1996
Jeff Duhé Fiscal session in review. Arcie Chapa Feature profile of musician Fred Carter.

SWI 1934 May 31, 1996
Jeff Duhé Fiscal session in review. Arcie Chapa Coastal erosion is a problem in Louisiana. Robert Collins Interviews new DNR Secretary Jack Caldwell.

SWI 1935 June 7, 1996
Jeff Duhé Fiscal session in review. Robert Collins Interviews Mark Drennen. Arcie Chapa LSU in Baton Rouge is glad to have repair money.

SWI 1936 June 14, 1996
Jeff Duhé Hosts regional lawmakers in seven roundtable discussions of issues important to each LPB city.

SWI 1937 June 21, 1996
Robert Collins Interviews Budget Director Steve Winham and Legislative Fiscal Officer John Rombach. Jeff Duhé A small exhibit of 1930’s era photographs shows us a rural side of Louisiana and asks us to judge our own interpretation of life in those times.

SWI 1938 June 28, 1996
Arcie Chapa There could be a boom in oil and gas production. Jeff Duhé Thibodaux’s Grand Theater is torn down, older residents lose a close friend in the rubble and memories of exciting movies; another landmark gone.