Louisiana Public Broadcasting is proud to share some of the stories
of the men and women of Louisiana during World War II.

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Louisiana Experience: WWIIComing to PBS on September 23, 2007 : The War : A Ken Burns Film : DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY KEN BURNS AND LYNN NOVICK

Resources TV Schedules

Interviews

Story Portal

Educational Resources

• PBS Educational Materials - http://www.pbs.org/thewar/edu_overview.htm

 

Archived:

LIBRARY SCREENINGS

• Starting September 10, LPB, in partnership with several area public libraries, scheduled a number of preview screenings of The War: A Ken Burns Film followed by discussion periods in which veterans of WWII and their families shared their WWII stories.

• September 10, 2007 - Ouachita Parish Library - 6:30-8:30 pm

• September 12, 2007 - Terrebonne Parish Library - 2-4 pm

• September 19, 2007 - East Baton Rouge Parish Library –Bluebonnet Branch - 2-4 pm

• September 20, 2007 - Calcasieu Parish Library - 2-4 pm

• September 22, 2007 - Lafayette Parish Library -
2-4 pm

LIVE INTERVIEWS
(Make an appointment with us. )

• EVERY THURSDAY, LPB will be recording veteran’s World War II stories in the studios at 7733 Perkins Road in Baton Rouge every Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Veterans will have 30-45 minutes to share their story. You will be given a DVD copy of your interview . To take part in this project, you need to make an appointment by calling 767-4214 or 1-800-272-8161, ext, 4214. Started August 23, 2007.

• On September 10-12, LPB recorded video histories in the Shreveport-Bossier City area at the Eighth Air Force Museum at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City. 

 

STORY PORTAL
(View a few local interviews then search by state. )
War_Portal

 

ON AIR

Louisiana World War Two Stories (60 minutes)
For the final show, travel the state with host Charlie Whinham as he introduces us to some of the Louisiana heroes of World War Two. For more details, click here.
Airs Sunday, December 2 at 7PM

The list of all LPB shows which aired:

The 1941 Louisiana Manuevers (30 minutes)
The Boats that Won the War (30 minutes)

D-Day Plus 50 (60 minutes)

Louisiana's Experience-WWII Part One (60 minutes)

The show features seven WWII stories including:
Louisiana Maneuvers
The Flying Tigers
Louisiana Pearl Harbor Vets
Higgins Industries-The Boat that Won the War
Louisiana Fighter Pilots-Quentin Aanenson
German Subs in the Gulf of Mexico
760th Tank Batallion

Louisiana's Experience-WWII Part Two (30 minutes)
This show re-visits the dedication of the D-Day Museum (it was re-edited from an original 60 minute show).
It features Tom Brokaw, Stephen Speilberg and Tom Hanks.

Louisiana's Experience-WWII Part Three (30 minutes)
This 30 minute show consists of War Stories with first hand accounts of Louisiana WWII vets
including General Ansel Stroud, Allen Barham, Frank Walk, Louisiana veterans who fought at Iwo Jima
and historian Stephen Ambrose.

Louisiana World War Two Stories (60 minutes)
For the final show, travel the state with host Charlie Whinham as he introduces us to some of the Louisiana heroes of World War Two. For more details, click here.

Thank you!

ANNUAL MEETING & AWARDS CEREMONY
Thursday, September 6, 2007
More (pdf)

PREMIERE OF THE WAR: A KEN BURNS FILM
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
More (pdf)

SHARE YOUR STORY NOW!

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LPB is taking part in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project.
The goal is to collect as many war stories as possible from our World War II Veterans and their families.

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