January 9, 2009 LSWI 3218

Believe it or not, Louisiana is leading the nation in pursuing the digital entertainment market. Baton Rouge is home to the first North American office for EA Sports, the largest video game development company in the world. Shauna Sanford will talk with some of the major players in the industry and how anyone who loves to play video games can get involved. Charlie Whinham sits down with Simon Marks of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. The international correspondent shares his thoughts on how other countries are viewing the upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama, as well as the political future of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. And the Mardi Gras season began this week. We head to Mermentau to visit a master Mardi Gras mask maker.

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NEWSMAKERS, SPECIAL EDITION
FEATURING GOVERNOR JINDAL'S PLAN TO REDUCE SPENDING
December 31, 2008

LPB presents a special edition of Newsmakers, featuring Gov. Bobby Jindal outlining his administration’s plan to reduce state spending by $341-million.Watch it Thursday, January 1 at 9pm; Friday, January 2 at 9:30pm; and Monday, January 5 at 2:30pm on LPB2. LPB2 is available on Cox Cable channel 11 in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, and statewide on digital television. For the digital television channel in your area, click here.

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