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9 unusual facts about Louisiana Public Broadcasting


Bossier Parish Community College

interviewed in 2012 by Donna Ladler on Louisiana Public Broadcasting's "Authors in Shreveport" feature at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum.

KTAG-TV

Today, Lafayette's KLFY serves as the CBS affiliate for the area, and it was not until the 1980s that another UHF station signed on to serve the Lake Charles area (KLTL-TV, a satellite of LPB signed on in 1981, and KVHP, which is now a Fox affiliate, signed on in 1983).

Light Townsend Cummins

In 2003, Cummins served as historical consultant and on-camera commentator for Louisiana: A History, a six-episode television series celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase, a series produced by Louisiana Public Broadcasting and aired nationally by PBS.

Louisiana Public Broadcasting

For nineteen years, political consultant, raconteur, and author Gus Weill hosted the acclaimed "Louisiana Legends" program on the state network.

Mary Alice Fontenot

Fontenot's awards include the Acadiana Arts Council Lifetime Achievement Award, the Louisiana State Library Award, and in 2003, she was named a Louisiana Legend by Louisiana Public Broadcasting.

Minimum Foundation Program

Louisiana House Speaker Jim Tucker said in an interview with Louisiana Public Broadcasting that the MFP formula keeps districts from levying higher taxes because districts with high local taxes receive lower state funding payments.

Natchitoches meat pie

Louisiana Public Broadcasting aired a program January 20, 2007, describing how to make Natchitoches meat pies.

Robert Malcolm Rucker

In 1997 Rucker was named a “Louisiana Legend” by the Louisiana Public Broadcasting.

Tom Colten

He was chairman of the board of directors of the Friends of Louisiana Public Broadcasting.



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