Louisiana Gubernatorial Debates; Louisiana Gubernatorial Forum 2007
- Collection
- Louisiana Gubernatorial Debates
- Producing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Contributing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/17-25x6bhpq
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Beth Courtney and Barry Erwin of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL) moderate a live debate from the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge on September 27, 2007, between the four candidates for Governor: Congressman Bobby Jindal (R); businessman John Georges (I); Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell (D); and State Senator Walter Boasso (D). The debate consists of an opening question and four rounds of questions. In lieu of an opening statement, the candidates answer the following question: If you are elected Governor, what are three specific accomplishments at the end of your first term that voters should use as a measure of accountability for the job you have done? For the first round of questions, a panel of journalists, Robyn Ekings of LPB, Robert Travis Scott of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Craig Freeman of LPB, and Carl Redman of the Baton Rouge Advocate, ask questions to all of the candidates on the following topics: addressing racial divisions in the wake of the Jena 6; committing more state resources to the recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita; school choice and education reform; economic development; and funding for hospitals, including the Charity Hospital system. For the second round, all candidates answer questions submitted by viewers via email on the following issues: increasing the knowledge-based economy in Louisiana; their definition of integrity; and workforce development. For the third round of questions, the panel of journalists ask a question to an individual candidate on the following topics: the influence of Jindal's religious beliefs on his approach to public policy, including the issues of abortion, prayer at public meetings, and teaching intelligent design in public schools; how Georges will deal with his campaign debt; Campbell's plans to abolish the income tax and levy a processing tax on oil and natural gas; and Boasso's switch to the Democratic Party prior to his campaign. For the fourth round of questions, the moderators ask a series of "yes or no" questions on the following issues: merit pay raises for teachers; constructing toll roads; raising academic performance standards for the TOPS program; supporting the continuation of legislative control over tuition increases at colleges and universities; and pardoning former Governor Edwin Edwards. The debate ends with each candidate's closing statement.
- Date
- 2007-09-27
- 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: HD12 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: HDCAM
Generation: Master
Duration: 01:00:00
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: HD12A (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: HDCAM
Generation: Master
Duration: 01:00:00
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: IM621 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: MPEG IMX
Generation: Master
Duration: 01:00:00
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: IM621A (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: MPEG IMX
Generation: Master
Duration: 01:00:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Louisiana Gubernatorial Debates; Louisiana Gubernatorial Forum 2007,” 2007-09-27, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 7, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-25x6bhpq.
- MLA: “Louisiana Gubernatorial Debates; Louisiana Gubernatorial Forum 2007.” 2007-09-27. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 7, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-25x6bhpq>.
- APA: Louisiana Gubernatorial Debates; Louisiana Gubernatorial Forum 2007. 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-17-25x6bhpq