Louisiana Legends; Boysie Bollinger
- Series
- Louisiana Legends
- Episode
- Boysie Bollinger
- Producing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Contributing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/17-752frxbv
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- Description
- Episode Description
- This episode of the series "Louisiana Legends" from August 24, 2001, features an interview with Donald "Boysie" Bollinger conducted by Gus Weill. Bollinger, a native of Lockport, is the Chairman and CEO of Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. He discusses: growing up with Bollinger Shipyards, which was run by his father; the company's expansions; attending the Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette); the role of shipbuilding in Louisiana; Port Fourchon; his affiliation with the Republican Party; his impressions of President Ronald Reagan, President George H.W. Bush, President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Governor Mike Foster; the 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore; his involvement with the D-Day Museum in New Orleans; his role as the Chairman of the Nicholls State University Foundation; and the future of Bollinger Shipyards.
- Date
- 2001-08-24
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Interview
- Topics
- Biography
- 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: B1290/3 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:26:00
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: XD288/1 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: XDCAM
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:26:01
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LLOLG-1811 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:26:01
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Louisiana Legends; Boysie Bollinger,” 2001-08-24, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 22, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-752frxbv.
- MLA: “Louisiana Legends; Boysie Bollinger.” 2001-08-24. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 22, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-752frxbv>.
- APA: Louisiana Legends; Boysie Bollinger. 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-17-752frxbv