09/09 – Health Care Reform: A Louisiana Perspective

According to a PricewaterhouseCoopers study, Louisiana’s healthcare costs total over $19 billion. Roughly 20% of the state’s population is uninsured. As Congress debates ways to expand healthcare coverage and control rising costs, what will current proposals mean to you?
Watch “Health Care Reform: A Louisiana Perspective,” on Louisiana Public Square, Wednesday, September 23rd at 7 p.m. [...]

04/09 – Legislative Preview 2009

With a $1.3 billion revenue shortfall in Louisiana’s general fund, the state could be facing drastic cuts in higher education and health services. But will federal stimulus money provide much-needed relief? Explore what’s in store in the upcoming regular session in the April edition of LPB’s award-winning public affairs show Louisiana Public Square. LPB President [...]

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11/08 – Louisiana and the Limits of Charity

Thanksgiving is a time when many minds turn towards charitable giving. How will hurricane expenses, unstable gasoline prices and a floundering economy affect Louisianans’ ability — and willingness –to give? Are we as kindhearted as we think? Find out on the next edition of Louisiana Public Square, “Louisiana and the Limits of Charity” Wednesday, November [...]

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