Louisiana Gubernatorial Debates; Debate '91: The Governor's Race (Edwards/Duke)
- Collection
- Louisiana Gubernatorial Debates
- Producing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Contributing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/17-28nckn2b
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- Episode Description
- A debate held on November 6, 1991, for the Louisiana gubernatorial election between run-off candidates Edwin Edwards, a Democrat and former three-term governor, and David Duke, a Republican and State Representative. The debate was moderated by Robert Collins and featured questions from a panel of four political reporters: Richard Baudouin of the Times of Acadiana newspaper in Lafayette; Norman Robinson of WDSU-TV in New Orleans; Marsha Shuler of the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate newspaper; and Jeff Duhe of LPB's "Louisiana: The State We're In." For the first round of questions, each panelist asked a question to both candidates: Baudouin, Name your 4 or 5 key advisors and tell us what their role or impact will have on your administration; Robinson, What will be the 3 most important bills, other than the budget, in your legislative package?; Shuler, What are your plans for the Minimum Foundation Program in education?; Duhe, Name 5 industrialists or corporate executives with whom you've had recent conversations about economic development in Louisiana and what is the impression you received from them about investing in Louisiana?; Baudouin, How many state positions would have to be eliminated for your attrition plan to work and how would the state constitution need to be rewritten to restructure spending?; Robinson, Would you support a law that would prohibit legislators and their employees from accepting state contracts?. For the second round of questions, each panelist asked a question to an individual candidate: Shuler to Edwards, Four years ago, you quit the race for governor rather than losing Why should voters trust you now?; Duhe to Duke, Describe your jobs since high school and the experiences they have given you to be suited to run a $9 billion organization like the State of Louisiana?; Baudouin to Edwards, Do you support the lawsuit against Texaco for the alleged underpayment of royalties to the state?; Robinson to Duke, Why should the lives of minorities and their children be entrusted to you after the extreme racial remarks you have made in the past?; Duhe to Edwards, Will you continue to hire employees based on your previously stated qualifications of "Qualified friends, unqualified friends and enemies" and could you name those who might not have been friends whom you hired the past?; Baudouin to Duke, How do you reconcile the statistic of the average welfare family size of 3 with your campaign rhetoric that welfare mothers are having more children to increase the amount of their welfare check?; Robinson to Edwards, What assurances can you give that your leadership will not fail at budgetary problems again?; Shuler to Duke, Why do your large number of out-of-state contributors have an interest in Louisiana's gubernatorial election?; Baudouin to Edwards, Will you help Marine Shale in their conflicts with EPA authorities?; Robinson to Duke, Are your past activities under assumed names the actions of a man the state can trust to its highest office?
- Description
- A debate for the 1991 Gubernatorial Election between run-off candidates Edwin Edwards and David Duke moderated by Robert Collins. Each candidate received questions from political reporters Richard Baudouin of the Times and Acadiana Newspaper in Lafayette, Norman Robinson, a New Orleans reporter and White House correspondent for CBS news, Marsha Shuler of the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate Newspaper, and Jeff Duhe of LPB's Louisiana The State We're In: Baudouin to Duke: Name your 4 or 5 key advisors and tell what their role or impact will have your administration; Robinson to Edwards: What will be the 3 most important bills, other than budget, in the legislative packet?; Shuler to Duke: What are the plans for the Minimum Foundation Program?; Duhe to Edwards: Name 5 industrialists or corporate executives with whom you\0xFFFDve had recent conversations about economic development in Louisiana; Follow-up by Duhe: What is the impression received about investing in Louisiana?; Baudouin to Duke: How many state positions would have to be eliminated for attrition plan to work? How would the state constitution be rewritten to restructure spending?; Robinson to Edwards: Would he support the law that would prohibit legislators, their employees and private businesses from accepting state contracts?; Shuler to Edwards: Four years ago he quit his appeal for governor rather than lose, why should voters trust him now?; Duhe to Duke: Describe his jobs since high school and the experiences they gave him to be suited to run a $9 billion organization like the state of Louisiana.; Baudouin to Edwards: Does he support the suit against Texaco about underpayment of royalties to the state?; Robinson to Duke: Why should the lives of minorities and their children be entrusted to him after the extreme racial remarks he has made?; Duhe to Edwards: Will he continue to hire upon his previously stated qualifications of "Qualified friends, unqualified friends and enemies" and could he name those who might not have been his friends that he has hired in the past?; Baudouin to Duke: How does he reconcile average welfare family size of 3 statistics with his campaign rhetoric that welfare mothers are having more children to increase the amount of their welfare check?; Robinson to Edwards: What assurances does he give that his leadership will not fail at budgetary problems again?; Shuler to Duke: Explain his substantial out-of-state contributors.; Baudouin to Edwards: Will he help Marine-Shale in their conflicts with EPA authorities?; Robinson to Duke: Are his past activities under assumed names the actions of a man the state can trust to its highest office?
- Date
- 1991-11-06
- Asset type
- Program
- Genres
- Debate
- Topics
- Politics and Government
- Subjects
- Civil Rights: African American Civil Rights; Louisiana; Politics; Elections; Budget; Economy; Ethics; Oil; Race; Welfare; Environment
- Rights
- Louisiana Educational Television Authority/Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Restricted Use. For permission or licensing information contact: comments@lpb.org
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:00:00
- Credits
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Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Director: Eaglin, J. Carlos, II
Engineer: Ward, Randy
Engineer: Hatfield, Kent
Engineer: Blackwell, Jeff
Engineer: Wade, Reggie
Executive Producer: Smith, Rick
Moderator: Collins, Robert
Other: Courtney, Beth (Executive Director)
Producer: Allen, Gary
Producing Organization: Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Production Manager: Landry, Ed
Production Personnel: Kent, Chris
Production Personnel: Budd, Sally
Production Personnel: Fontenot, Jodie
Production Personnel: Cotten, Kerin
Production Personnel: Miranda, Chris
Production Personnel: Normand, Keith
Production Personnel: Parsons, Kenny
Production Personnel: Abel, Mike
Production Secretary: Lefebvre, Marian
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
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Duration: 00:57:30
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: H2149 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: 1 inch videotape: SMPTE Type C
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:57:30
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: IM1129 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
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Duration: 00:57:27
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Louisiana Gubernatorial Debates; Debate '91: The Governor's Race (Edwards/Duke),” 1991-11-06, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 25, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-28nckn2b.
- MLA: “Louisiana Gubernatorial Debates; Debate '91: The Governor's Race (Edwards/Duke).” 1991-11-06. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 25, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-28nckn2b>.
- APA: Louisiana Gubernatorial Debates; Debate '91: The Governor's Race (Edwards/Duke). 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-17-28nckn2b