Louisiana Senate Debates; Decision 2004: The U.S. Senate Race
- Collection
- Louisiana Senate Debates
- Producing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Contributing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/17-71ngg1pn
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- Description
- Episode Description
- A live debate held on October 21, 2004, at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette between the four candidates for United States Senate: State Treasurer John Kennedy (D); State Representative Arthur Morrell (D); Congressman Chris John (D); and Congressman David Vitter (R). The debate was moderated by Beth Courtney of Louisiana Public Broadcasting and Barry Erwin of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL). The questions were asked by the moderators and a panel of three journalists, Robyn Ekings of Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Mike Hasten of Gannett News Service, and Laura Maggi of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The debate consisted of four rounds of questions, questions to all candidates, questions to an individual candidate, candidate to candidate questions, and a lightning round of questions to all candidates. For the questions to all, the candidates were asked about the following topics: education; balancing the budget; setting a time table for bringing the troops home from the War in Iraq; importing prescription drugs from Canada and other countries; why Louisiana is not benefitting from increased oil production; and increasing the minimum wage. For the questions to individual candidates: Kennedy was asked about his role in securing the state's retirement systems and the real David Vitter; Morrell was asked whether there is a conflict of interest when he represents clients suing the state and his view of the U.S. Department of Labor's changing overtime rules; John was asked his assessment of how the War in Iraq has been waged and welfare reform; and Vitter was asked about making the Bush tax cuts permanent and funding coastal restoration projects. The debate ended with each candidate's closing statement.
- Date
- 2004-10-21
- Asset type
- Program
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Producing Organization: Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: B3150 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:58:26
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LSEND-20041021 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 01:30:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Louisiana Senate Debates; Decision 2004: The U.S. Senate Race,” 2004-10-21, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 3, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-71ngg1pn.
- MLA: “Louisiana Senate Debates; Decision 2004: The U.S. Senate Race.” 2004-10-21. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 3, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-71ngg1pn>.
- APA: Louisiana Senate Debates; Decision 2004: The U.S. Senate Race. Boston, MA: Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-71ngg1pn