1 00:00:00,868 --> 00:00:02,434 Support for Louisiana. 2 00:00:02,434 --> 00:00:03,767 The state we're in 3 00:00:03,767 --> 00:00:06,200 is provided by Entergy. 4 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:08,334 Louisiana is strengthening our power grid 5 00:00:08,334 --> 00:00:09,534 throughout the state. 6 00:00:09,901 --> 00:00:11,601 We're reinforcing infrastructure 7 00:00:12,067 --> 00:00:13,667 to prepare for stronger storms, 8 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:15,400 reduce outages, 9 00:00:15,767 --> 00:00:16,367 and respond 10 00:00:16,434 --> 00:00:17,701 quicker when you do need us. 11 00:00:17,767 --> 00:00:19,601 Because together we power life. 12 00:00:20,534 --> 00:00:21,534 Additional support 13 00:00:21,534 --> 00:00:22,767 provided by the Fred B 14 00:00:22,767 --> 00:00:25,200 and Ruth B Zigler Foundation and the Zigler 15 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:26,567 Art Museum, located 16 00:00:26,567 --> 00:00:27,767 in Jennings City Hall. 17 00:00:27,767 --> 00:00:29,868 The museum focuses on emerging 18 00:00:29,868 --> 00:00:31,200 Louisiana artists 19 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:32,400 and is a historical 20 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,200 and cultural center for Southwest 21 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:35,400 Louisiana. 22 00:00:35,534 --> 00:00:36,501 And the Foundation 23 00:00:36,501 --> 00:00:38,067 for Excellence in Louisiana Public 24 00:00:38,067 --> 00:00:40,167 Broadcasting and viewers like you. 25 00:00:40,567 --> 00:00:41,767 Thank you. 26 00:00:42,834 --> 00:00:44,868 While lawmakers work to streamline 27 00:00:44,868 --> 00:00:46,367 the state's tax system, 28 00:00:46,601 --> 00:00:47,734 popular programs 29 00:00:47,734 --> 00:00:48,934 like film tax credits 30 00:00:48,934 --> 00:00:51,033 could be on the chopping block. 31 00:00:51,067 --> 00:00:52,501 Key players in the health world 32 00:00:52,501 --> 00:00:54,100 came together to look at ways 33 00:00:54,100 --> 00:00:56,400 to fix Louisiana's poor health outcomes. 34 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,067 And I'm taking you to the small town of Ferriday 35 00:00:59,334 --> 00:01:00,567 to check out the area's 36 00:01:00,567 --> 00:01:01,934 big roll and blues 37 00:01:01,934 --> 00:01:03,133 and rockabilly music, 38 00:01:03,267 --> 00:01:04,601 and can the Saints 39 00:01:04,601 --> 00:01:06,300 new interim coach keep the black 40 00:01:06,300 --> 00:01:08,467 and gold in the running for a spot in the postseason? 41 00:01:08,767 --> 00:01:10,067 Let's get started. Let's do it. 42 00:01:33,834 --> 00:01:34,667 Hello, everyone. 43 00:01:34,934 --> 00:01:37,267 I'm Karen LeBlanc, and I'm Dorothea Wilson. 44 00:01:37,267 --> 00:01:39,834 Much more on those top stories in a moment on this 45 00:01:39,834 --> 00:01:42,133 week's edition of Louisiana, the State we're In. 46 00:01:42,334 --> 00:01:43,501 But first, 47 00:01:44,234 --> 00:01:46,000 Governor Jeff Landry's proposed 48 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:47,300 overhaul of Louisiana's 49 00:01:47,300 --> 00:01:49,234 tax system is hitting roadblocks 50 00:01:49,467 --> 00:01:50,734 this week, two bills 51 00:01:50,734 --> 00:01:51,934 that would boost the state's 52 00:01:51,934 --> 00:01:53,667 economy by adding new taxes 53 00:01:53,901 --> 00:01:55,234 on certain services 54 00:01:55,234 --> 00:01:56,834 faced tough opposition. 55 00:01:56,968 --> 00:01:58,334 Some lawmakers are concerned 56 00:01:58,334 --> 00:01:59,901 that adding sales tax 57 00:02:00,067 --> 00:02:01,234 to more than 40 58 00:02:01,234 --> 00:02:03,000 services will add hardship 59 00:02:03,133 --> 00:02:05,234 to already struggling small businesses, 60 00:02:05,467 --> 00:02:06,567 and those services 61 00:02:06,567 --> 00:02:08,234 include things like online 62 00:02:08,234 --> 00:02:09,467 dating, car washes, 63 00:02:09,701 --> 00:02:12,199 pet grooming and certain home improvements. 64 00:02:12,334 --> 00:02:14,167 Supporters say the added taxes 65 00:02:14,167 --> 00:02:15,567 would help offset the governor's 66 00:02:15,567 --> 00:02:17,701 plan to establish a flat 67 00:02:17,701 --> 00:02:20,067 3% individual income tax rate. 68 00:02:20,300 --> 00:02:21,367 Critics are concerned 69 00:02:21,367 --> 00:02:22,734 the plan will mostly benefit 70 00:02:22,734 --> 00:02:24,567 large corporations. 71 00:02:25,234 --> 00:02:27,667 Another part of the governor's plan would eliminate 72 00:02:27,667 --> 00:02:29,167 or reduce Louisiana's 73 00:02:29,167 --> 00:02:31,200 popular film tax credits. 74 00:02:31,734 --> 00:02:32,734 Governor Jeff Landry 75 00:02:32,734 --> 00:02:34,234 wants to end the program 76 00:02:34,234 --> 00:02:36,300 to help offset his proposed 77 00:02:36,300 --> 00:02:37,467 tax cuts. 78 00:02:37,467 --> 00:02:39,801 Some lawmakers have proposed ways to keep 79 00:02:39,801 --> 00:02:42,367 the incentives by implementing a lower cap 80 00:02:42,534 --> 00:02:44,067 or replacing the credits 81 00:02:44,067 --> 00:02:45,300 with direct grants. 82 00:02:45,567 --> 00:02:46,868 Here's a look at the debate 83 00:02:46,868 --> 00:02:48,467 and what's at stake 84 00:02:48,734 --> 00:02:50,367 for Louisiana's film industry. 85 00:02:51,534 --> 00:02:53,067 The 2023 Disney 86 00:02:53,067 --> 00:02:54,534 movie Haunted Mansion 87 00:02:54,534 --> 00:02:56,200 was filmed in New Orleans, 88 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:57,901 starring the Garden District 89 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:59,067 and several French 90 00:02:59,067 --> 00:03:00,367 Quarter locales. 91 00:03:00,567 --> 00:03:01,601 It's one of the latest 92 00:03:01,601 --> 00:03:02,968 in a long list of film 93 00:03:02,968 --> 00:03:04,434 and TV credits dating back 94 00:03:04,434 --> 00:03:06,534 more than a century, when cameras 95 00:03:06,534 --> 00:03:07,801 rolled on the first movie 96 00:03:07,801 --> 00:03:09,033 set in Louisiana. 97 00:03:09,133 --> 00:03:10,367 Tarzan of the apes, 98 00:03:10,601 --> 00:03:13,300 filmed in 1917, in Morgan City. 99 00:03:13,701 --> 00:03:14,567 To date, 100 00:03:14,567 --> 00:03:16,267 Louisiana has set the scene 101 00:03:16,267 --> 00:03:18,634 for more than 3000 film projects. 102 00:03:19,033 --> 00:03:20,234 These were talking 103 00:03:20,234 --> 00:03:22,968 points made in a recent legislative 104 00:03:22,968 --> 00:03:24,968 committee meeting discussing the fate 105 00:03:25,300 --> 00:03:26,234 of the Louisiana 106 00:03:26,234 --> 00:03:27,467 motion picture Investor 107 00:03:27,467 --> 00:03:28,801 Tax Credit Hour. 108 00:03:28,934 --> 00:03:30,634 In 2002, Steve Scalise 109 00:03:30,934 --> 00:03:31,901 and Cedric Richmond, 110 00:03:31,901 --> 00:03:33,100 a bipartisan effort, 111 00:03:33,133 --> 00:03:35,968 put together a credit program to allow for productions 112 00:03:35,968 --> 00:03:37,567 to stay within the United States 113 00:03:37,767 --> 00:03:38,934 and try to get them to come 114 00:03:38,934 --> 00:03:40,133 to the state of Louisiana. 115 00:03:40,534 --> 00:03:41,200 Louisiana 116 00:03:41,267 --> 00:03:42,901 was one of the first states 117 00:03:42,901 --> 00:03:45,200 to create a film tax credit program, 118 00:03:45,434 --> 00:03:47,033 which is now up for debate 119 00:03:47,033 --> 00:03:48,434 as lawmakers decide 120 00:03:48,434 --> 00:03:49,868 whether to nix the 20 121 00:03:49,868 --> 00:03:51,067 plus year program. 122 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:53,868 Some see the film industry as an ambassador 123 00:03:53,968 --> 00:03:55,200 to Louisiana 124 00:03:55,267 --> 00:03:57,067 and a boost to tourism. 125 00:03:57,767 --> 00:03:58,267 The movie 126 00:03:58,467 --> 00:04:00,467 industry doesn't just provide 127 00:04:00,868 --> 00:04:03,033 jobs but gets our brand out, 128 00:04:03,434 --> 00:04:05,133 and that leads to people 129 00:04:05,834 --> 00:04:07,200 coming to our. 130 00:04:07,267 --> 00:04:08,801 It's essentially advertising 131 00:04:08,801 --> 00:04:10,167 on a giant silver screen. 132 00:04:10,367 --> 00:04:11,801 The film tax credit 133 00:04:12,033 --> 00:04:14,701 is part of a large packet of tax credits, 134 00:04:14,701 --> 00:04:16,000 incentives and rebates 135 00:04:16,267 --> 00:04:17,666 targeted for elimination. 136 00:04:17,701 --> 00:04:19,834 June 30th of 2025. 137 00:04:20,300 --> 00:04:21,868 The film industry supports 138 00:04:21,868 --> 00:04:23,033 tax reform, 139 00:04:23,033 --> 00:04:24,434 but warned not to throw 140 00:04:24,434 --> 00:04:25,834 the proverbial baby 141 00:04:25,834 --> 00:04:27,166 out with the bathwater 142 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,434 because the program is a proven 143 00:04:29,434 --> 00:04:30,634 economic driver. 144 00:04:30,868 --> 00:04:32,834 It's $180 million of a credit 145 00:04:32,834 --> 00:04:34,801 that needs to be certified over two years. 146 00:04:34,801 --> 00:04:36,000 As I mentioned to you, 147 00:04:36,033 --> 00:04:37,467 and that actually equates 148 00:04:37,467 --> 00:04:39,367 to 360 million 149 00:04:39,634 --> 00:04:41,133 in Louisiana local payroll. 150 00:04:41,434 --> 00:04:42,467 And if you look at it, 151 00:04:42,467 --> 00:04:44,033 $60 million in sales 152 00:04:44,033 --> 00:04:45,200 comes right on top of that. 153 00:04:45,334 --> 00:04:47,133 So you're giving $180 million 154 00:04:47,334 --> 00:04:49,133 to Louisiana residents, and you're getting 155 00:04:49,133 --> 00:04:50,701 a massive economic impact. 156 00:04:50,701 --> 00:04:52,434 That's a 6 to 1 benefit 157 00:04:52,467 --> 00:04:53,667 to the state of Louisiana. 158 00:04:53,868 --> 00:04:56,033 But like, again, I think that maybe 10,000 jobs 159 00:04:56,033 --> 00:04:57,267 in Louisiana, 160 00:04:57,334 --> 00:04:58,434 are dependent upon 161 00:04:58,434 --> 00:04:59,634 the industry success here. 162 00:05:00,534 --> 00:05:01,267 The proposed 163 00:05:01,267 --> 00:05:02,434 elimination of the film 164 00:05:02,434 --> 00:05:04,434 tax credit comes less than a year 165 00:05:04,667 --> 00:05:05,701 after lawmakers 166 00:05:05,701 --> 00:05:08,100 voted to extend it through 2031. 167 00:05:08,367 --> 00:05:10,834 Under the previous administration of then-Governor 168 00:05:10,834 --> 00:05:12,033 John Bel Edwards. 169 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:13,100 Some argue 170 00:05:13,100 --> 00:05:14,567 this is bad optics 171 00:05:14,567 --> 00:05:15,934 for business development. 172 00:05:16,601 --> 00:05:18,067 What do you think happens 173 00:05:18,067 --> 00:05:20,400 to the industry if the credit goes away? 174 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:22,601 We'll look just like any industry. 175 00:05:22,601 --> 00:05:24,434 We want stability and predictability. 176 00:05:24,767 --> 00:05:27,100 And obviously if you make any major change to an industry, 177 00:05:27,100 --> 00:05:29,100 we know that there is going to be course correction. 178 00:05:29,100 --> 00:05:30,334 There's going to be default. 179 00:05:30,334 --> 00:05:31,434 And we feel that some of that 180 00:05:31,434 --> 00:05:32,934 will come with this. 181 00:05:32,934 --> 00:05:34,934 If we don't see this this credit continue. 182 00:05:35,901 --> 00:05:37,000 What's being proposed 183 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,501 is to entirely rip the Band-Aid off. 184 00:05:39,534 --> 00:05:41,100 I think that we all would support 185 00:05:41,501 --> 00:05:42,734 things like lowering the corporate 186 00:05:42,734 --> 00:05:43,934 income tax, 187 00:05:43,934 --> 00:05:44,934 which that's ridiculously 188 00:05:44,934 --> 00:05:46,100 high in Louisiana. 189 00:05:46,100 --> 00:05:46,901 I think we all would 190 00:05:46,901 --> 00:05:48,100 support, 191 00:05:48,267 --> 00:05:49,367 you know, lowering 192 00:05:49,367 --> 00:05:50,667 personal income tax 193 00:05:50,734 --> 00:05:52,200 to make it more attractive here. 194 00:05:52,534 --> 00:05:53,734 And they're thinking that 195 00:05:53,734 --> 00:05:54,934 by pulling away 196 00:05:54,934 --> 00:05:56,234 some of these incentives 197 00:05:56,234 --> 00:05:57,434 that they're just going to kind of 198 00:05:57,434 --> 00:05:58,601 rip off the Band-Aid. 199 00:05:58,667 --> 00:05:59,934 But the truth is, 200 00:05:59,934 --> 00:06:01,234 with something like this, 201 00:06:01,434 --> 00:06:03,801 an industry that's kind of like based around incentives, 202 00:06:03,801 --> 00:06:05,167 when there's so much competition out there, 203 00:06:05,467 --> 00:06:06,667 it's almost like you're ripping 204 00:06:06,767 --> 00:06:08,300 the heart out of the industry. 205 00:06:09,334 --> 00:06:10,100 The timing 206 00:06:10,100 --> 00:06:11,334 of the film tax credits. 207 00:06:11,334 --> 00:06:12,767 Sunset comes 208 00:06:12,767 --> 00:06:14,300 as Louisiana's production 209 00:06:14,300 --> 00:06:15,968 industry builds momentum, 210 00:06:16,133 --> 00:06:17,501 with 18 higher 211 00:06:17,501 --> 00:06:19,067 education institutions 212 00:06:19,334 --> 00:06:20,767 offering digital media 213 00:06:20,767 --> 00:06:21,968 and production training. 214 00:06:22,267 --> 00:06:24,400 And the Louisiana Academy 215 00:06:24,434 --> 00:06:25,834 of Production Charter School 216 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,334 set to begin training high school students 217 00:06:28,334 --> 00:06:30,133 from underserved backgrounds 218 00:06:30,300 --> 00:06:31,567 for production jobs. 219 00:06:31,801 --> 00:06:33,634 We're talking, you know, ninth graders 220 00:06:33,634 --> 00:06:35,267 through 12th graders learning skills 221 00:06:35,267 --> 00:06:36,567 that they'll be able to get a job 222 00:06:36,567 --> 00:06:37,767 right out of high school. 223 00:06:38,267 --> 00:06:38,834 You know, again, 224 00:06:39,300 --> 00:06:40,334 sometimes this could be transformative. 225 00:06:40,334 --> 00:06:41,400 Well, for some of these kids. 226 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,100 So when we're talking, you know, $60,000 227 00:06:44,100 --> 00:06:46,067 jobs, like at 18, 19 years old. 228 00:06:46,667 --> 00:06:47,834 Advocates of the film 229 00:06:47,834 --> 00:06:49,400 tax credits argue 230 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,234 the program delivers results 231 00:06:51,234 --> 00:06:52,467 and that there are win 232 00:06:52,467 --> 00:06:54,501 win ways to modify the program, 233 00:06:54,767 --> 00:06:55,834 such as making film 234 00:06:55,834 --> 00:06:58,267 tax credits applicable to severance 235 00:06:58,267 --> 00:06:59,467 tax liability, 236 00:06:59,734 --> 00:07:01,734 thereby encouraging more drilling 237 00:07:01,734 --> 00:07:04,067 and more film and TV production. 238 00:07:04,634 --> 00:07:06,334 The film program delivers 239 00:07:06,334 --> 00:07:08,033 a lot of the results 240 00:07:08,033 --> 00:07:09,234 that I think tax reform 241 00:07:09,234 --> 00:07:10,467 that we're all looking for. 242 00:07:10,868 --> 00:07:12,367 Lights, camera action 243 00:07:12,367 --> 00:07:14,067 and economic development. 244 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,734 Will lawmakers rewrite the script 245 00:07:16,734 --> 00:07:18,033 for Louisiana's film 246 00:07:18,033 --> 00:07:19,968 industry, killing off the program 247 00:07:20,167 --> 00:07:22,067 or keeping it in another form? 248 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:23,734 That's the plot point. 249 00:07:23,734 --> 00:07:25,234 As House bills number one 250 00:07:25,234 --> 00:07:26,667 and two make their way 251 00:07:26,701 --> 00:07:28,367 through the legislative process. 252 00:07:29,734 --> 00:07:31,868 In our follow up file this week, 253 00:07:32,067 --> 00:07:33,634 a plan that would restore 254 00:07:33,634 --> 00:07:35,033 Social Security benefits 255 00:07:35,033 --> 00:07:36,501 to thousands of public 256 00:07:36,501 --> 00:07:37,734 employees in Louisiana 257 00:07:37,734 --> 00:07:39,868 has advanced in Congress. 258 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:41,133 House lawmakers 259 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,801 approved the Social Security Fairness Act 260 00:07:43,801 --> 00:07:45,467 and would reverse the windfall 261 00:07:45,467 --> 00:07:46,734 elimination provision 262 00:07:46,968 --> 00:07:48,968 and the government pension offset 263 00:07:49,234 --> 00:07:50,234 those limits. 264 00:07:50,234 --> 00:07:51,667 Social security benefits 265 00:07:51,667 --> 00:07:53,400 for public employees with pensions. 266 00:07:53,734 --> 00:07:54,968 The bipartisan 267 00:07:54,968 --> 00:07:57,133 legislation was spearheaded by Congressman 268 00:07:57,133 --> 00:07:59,634 Garret Graves and Virginia Democrat 269 00:07:59,801 --> 00:08:02,133 Representative Abigail Spanberger. 270 00:08:02,133 --> 00:08:04,234 Now, if approved by the Senate, 271 00:08:04,234 --> 00:08:05,968 the bill would restore benefits 272 00:08:06,234 --> 00:08:07,133 for nearly 3 273 00:08:07,367 --> 00:08:09,601 million public employees nationwide, including 274 00:08:09,601 --> 00:08:12,200 90,000 here in Louisiana. 275 00:08:13,067 --> 00:08:14,634 Meanwhile, Louisiana schools 276 00:08:14,634 --> 00:08:15,901 will not be required 277 00:08:15,901 --> 00:08:17,234 to display the Ten Commandments 278 00:08:17,234 --> 00:08:19,067 in public schools, at least for now. 279 00:08:19,367 --> 00:08:20,968 This week, a federal judge 280 00:08:20,968 --> 00:08:22,801 ruled the law unconstitutional. 281 00:08:22,968 --> 00:08:24,300 In the ruling, the judge said 282 00:08:24,300 --> 00:08:25,601 it unfairly forces 283 00:08:25,601 --> 00:08:26,868 kids to participate 284 00:08:26,968 --> 00:08:28,467 in a religious exercise. 285 00:08:28,601 --> 00:08:30,234 A group of families and educators 286 00:08:30,234 --> 00:08:31,434 sued, claiming 287 00:08:31,434 --> 00:08:32,801 the law violated students 288 00:08:32,868 --> 00:08:34,433 right to freedom of religion. 289 00:08:34,734 --> 00:08:35,801 Attorney General Liz 290 00:08:35,801 --> 00:08:37,868 Mural has appealed the ruling. 291 00:08:38,567 --> 00:08:41,033 From hashtags to headlines, here's 292 00:08:41,033 --> 00:08:42,234 what's trending this week. 293 00:08:42,467 --> 00:08:44,299 Seven Louisiana natives 294 00:08:44,299 --> 00:08:45,634 are in the running 295 00:08:45,634 --> 00:08:46,868 for the Grammys. 296 00:08:46,868 --> 00:08:47,267 That's right. 297 00:08:47,801 --> 00:08:49,033 Karen and there is no surprise there 298 00:08:49,033 --> 00:08:51,100 because we are always well represented. 299 00:08:51,133 --> 00:08:51,634 That's right. 300 00:08:51,868 --> 00:08:53,801 So let's go through the list. 301 00:08:53,967 --> 00:08:55,868 First up, we have New Orleans artists, 302 00:08:55,868 --> 00:08:57,133 Lucky Day, nominated 303 00:08:57,133 --> 00:08:58,634 for Best Traditional R&B 304 00:08:58,634 --> 00:09:00,200 performance and best R&B 305 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,334 album, and Tank and the Bangas 306 00:09:02,334 --> 00:09:04,601 up for Best Spoken Word Poetry album. 307 00:09:04,801 --> 00:09:07,000 Tank hosted the popular digital series 308 00:09:07,033 --> 00:09:09,100 ritual here on LPB. 309 00:09:09,133 --> 00:09:11,767 Now we've got four Louisiana artists nominated 310 00:09:11,767 --> 00:09:14,467 for Best Regional Roots Album. 311 00:09:14,467 --> 00:09:16,767 They are Sean Ardoin and Creole 312 00:09:16,801 --> 00:09:17,968 Rock and soul 313 00:09:18,033 --> 00:09:19,501 Big chief Monk Boudreaux 314 00:09:19,501 --> 00:09:21,534 and the Golden Eagles, New 315 00:09:21,534 --> 00:09:23,367 Breed Brass Band 316 00:09:23,367 --> 00:09:24,701 with Trombone Shorty, 317 00:09:25,267 --> 00:09:27,200 The Rumble featuring Chief 318 00:09:27,267 --> 00:09:29,100 Joseph Boudreaux Jr 319 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:30,367 and none other than, 320 00:09:30,367 --> 00:09:31,634 of course, John Batiste. 321 00:09:31,634 --> 00:09:34,200 No surprise there he is a Grammy favorite 322 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:35,501 and he is nominated 323 00:09:35,501 --> 00:09:36,868 for his Best Song Written 324 00:09:36,868 --> 00:09:38,100 for Visual Media 325 00:09:38,167 --> 00:09:39,634 and Best Music 326 00:09:39,634 --> 00:09:41,133 Film, and got a new album 327 00:09:41,133 --> 00:09:43,100 that just came out and you've been listening to it. 328 00:09:43,100 --> 00:09:44,033 Oh, I love it. 329 00:09:44,033 --> 00:09:46,000 Beethoven maybe spelled balloons. 330 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:47,534 Karen. Oh, great work. 331 00:09:47,868 --> 00:09:49,133 Gotta hear that. 332 00:09:49,601 --> 00:09:51,133 All right, well, speaking of greatness, 333 00:09:51,133 --> 00:09:52,334 coming from Louisiana, 334 00:09:52,501 --> 00:09:54,667 huge congratulations to Southern University's 335 00:09:54,667 --> 00:09:55,868 Women's soccer team. 336 00:09:55,968 --> 00:09:57,534 They won their first ever 337 00:09:57,534 --> 00:09:58,701 Swac championship 338 00:09:58,701 --> 00:10:01,300 in a match against Texas Southern. 339 00:10:01,300 --> 00:10:03,601 And the five five California native 340 00:10:03,701 --> 00:10:05,300 Alyssa Romero, was named 341 00:10:05,300 --> 00:10:08,000 the Swac tournament MVP. 342 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:09,200 They advance to the NCAA 343 00:10:09,434 --> 00:10:11,701 Division one championship while they'll take 344 00:10:11,701 --> 00:10:14,100 on Mississippi State in the first round. 345 00:10:14,100 --> 00:10:14,334 Right. 346 00:10:15,033 --> 00:10:16,367 We are cheering them on all right, 347 00:10:16,367 --> 00:10:18,501 so here's some tasty news for you. 348 00:10:18,834 --> 00:10:20,367 A Lafayette cake 349 00:10:20,367 --> 00:10:21,834 artist is working her magic 350 00:10:21,834 --> 00:10:23,534 on a new Harry Potter 351 00:10:23,534 --> 00:10:25,200 themed baking show. 352 00:10:25,467 --> 00:10:28,200 Kayla Giddings is one of 17 contestants 353 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:30,968 on Harry Potter Wizards of Baking, 354 00:10:31,033 --> 00:10:33,701 so they're going to make these spellbinding edible show 355 00:10:34,033 --> 00:10:35,801 and are inspired by the movies. 356 00:10:36,033 --> 00:10:36,934 Now getting set. 357 00:10:36,934 --> 00:10:38,434 She's a huge Harry Potter fan, 358 00:10:38,434 --> 00:10:39,667 and she passed that on to 359 00:10:39,834 --> 00:10:42,167 her 11 year old daughter. 360 00:10:42,167 --> 00:10:43,367 And she's been on quite 361 00:10:43,367 --> 00:10:44,701 a few other cooking shows. 362 00:10:44,934 --> 00:10:46,033 And I'm told her cakes 363 00:10:46,033 --> 00:10:47,934 are really hyper realistic. 364 00:10:47,934 --> 00:10:49,434 So check for the eyes. 365 00:10:49,801 --> 00:10:50,968 For the tummy. 366 00:10:50,968 --> 00:10:52,000 I love that. 367 00:10:52,300 --> 00:10:54,601 And speaking of tricks in the tummy and all great things, 368 00:10:54,601 --> 00:10:57,267 Louisiana state leaders are bringing together 369 00:10:57,267 --> 00:10:59,300 the biggest minds in the medical world. 370 00:10:59,467 --> 00:11:00,601 They hope to reverse 371 00:11:00,601 --> 00:11:02,334 Louisiana's poor health ratings 372 00:11:02,501 --> 00:11:03,901 at the very first 373 00:11:03,901 --> 00:11:05,367 ever healthy State summit. 374 00:11:05,534 --> 00:11:06,734 Officials from numerous 375 00:11:06,734 --> 00:11:08,234 hospitals and health agencies 376 00:11:08,367 --> 00:11:10,934 came together to brainstorm solutions. 377 00:11:10,934 --> 00:11:11,767 Let's take a look. 378 00:11:14,701 --> 00:11:15,734 According to a 379 00:11:15,934 --> 00:11:18,767 recent study done by the United Health Foundation. 380 00:11:18,767 --> 00:11:22,067 Louisiana has been ranked as the least healthy state 381 00:11:22,067 --> 00:11:25,267 in the country for the second consecutive year. 382 00:11:26,100 --> 00:11:29,567 This comes as cancer mortality rates have skyrocketed 383 00:11:31,868 --> 00:11:34,367 Diabetes cases have increased, 384 00:11:34,367 --> 00:11:38,434 and the overall state of health in Louisiana is at a record low. 385 00:11:38,434 --> 00:11:40,000 It's for those reasons 386 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:44,000 that state officials decided to fight against our catastrophi 387 00:11:44,100 --> 00:11:47,400 by holding the inaugural Healthy Summit, 388 00:11:47,534 --> 00:11:50,868 putting the state's most brilliant minds in a room 389 00:11:50,868 --> 00:11:53,868 together to discuss the health of the state we're in 390 00:11:54,033 --> 00:11:59,567 We call their Healthy State init and it's really to be a catalyst 391 00:11:59,567 --> 00:12:03,334 and to be a collaborator with me throughout the state, 392 00:12:03,834 --> 00:12:06,968 to address some of the barriers 393 00:12:06,968 --> 00:12:10,067 to our state health rankings. 394 00:12:10,067 --> 00:12:13,767 The goal of the summit is to cre a thriving Louisiana 395 00:12:13,767 --> 00:12:17,067 by providing resources and funding to quick start healt 396 00:12:17,067 --> 00:12:19,767 initiatives and projects to raise awareness 397 00:12:19,767 --> 00:12:22,801 of the growing health concerns in this state. 398 00:12:22,801 --> 00:12:25,901 Deborah Grimes was one of the sp at the summit. 399 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:29,167 Being a 14 year breast cancer su 400 00:12:29,167 --> 00:12:33,501 she understands the importance o our state's health affairs in or 401 00:12:33,501 --> 00:12:37,667 She says it's critical that prop care be accessible to all. 402 00:12:38,100 --> 00:12:42,400 Many rural areas across the stat have little to no access to heal 403 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:46,667 resulting in people being taken their families way too soon. 404 00:12:47,667 --> 00:12:49,234 And it's really simple. 405 00:12:49,234 --> 00:12:53,667 We want to live in a state where everybody, regardless of t 406 00:12:53,667 --> 00:12:58,501 that they live in, regardless of their individual situation, 407 00:12:58,501 --> 00:13:01,834 has has the possibility to remov 408 00:13:01,834 --> 00:13:05,501 all the barriers to, being healt 409 00:13:05,634 --> 00:13:09,667 And we never want to see anybody premature, early. 410 00:13:10,901 --> 00:13:14,300 Ashley Bailey is a director at Oxford Health. 411 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:17,634 She has a similar sentiment to D but her 412 00:13:17,634 --> 00:13:20,567 why focused on the next generati 413 00:13:20,567 --> 00:13:25,467 Bailey says if we get it right n our children won't have to suffe 414 00:13:26,567 --> 00:13:28,634 My personal experience on my own 415 00:13:28,634 --> 00:13:32,334 I am having challenges right now navigating the health care syste 416 00:13:32,501 --> 00:13:37,033 around a child who has ADHD, and it has been an experi. 417 00:13:37,234 --> 00:13:41,133 And I would love to see this com full circle, 418 00:13:41,133 --> 00:13:43,400 where we can bring the right res 419 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:47,000 so that these kids have the supp that they need to be successful. 420 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:50,067 It impacts not just the kids, but the families, 421 00:13:50,067 --> 00:13:52,367 the teachers who are helping to 422 00:13:52,367 --> 00:13:55,467 It's just the whole community that ends up being impacted by t 423 00:13:55,567 --> 00:13:59,634 Bailey added bad health affects and she's proud to be 424 00:13:59,634 --> 00:14:03,701 a part of a company of people that will influence change, 425 00:14:03,701 --> 00:14:07,467 providing a brighter and healthier future for Louisia 426 00:14:07,734 --> 00:14:13,033 It just gives me chills to know, that we're going to impact and c 427 00:14:13,033 --> 00:14:15,968 and we're already doing it, but it's gonna be a profound imp 428 00:14:15,968 --> 00:14:18,234 if we can continue to strengthen this initiative, 429 00:14:22,133 --> 00:14:23,267 Saints fans are putting 430 00:14:23,267 --> 00:14:24,701 away their paper bags 431 00:14:24,701 --> 00:14:27,534 after enduring a gruesome seven game 432 00:14:27,634 --> 00:14:28,801 losing streak. 433 00:14:28,801 --> 00:14:30,467 This comes as interim head coach 434 00:14:30,467 --> 00:14:33,234 Darren Ramsey showed up and showed out, 435 00:14:33,367 --> 00:14:35,767 leading the team to a long awaited 436 00:14:35,767 --> 00:14:37,033 victory over the Atlanta 437 00:14:37,033 --> 00:14:38,467 Falcons last weekend. 438 00:14:38,534 --> 00:14:39,767 Really hit the ground running 439 00:14:39,767 --> 00:14:41,801 with some well-received changes 440 00:14:41,801 --> 00:14:43,300 leading up to the win. 441 00:14:43,601 --> 00:14:45,901 Sports correspondent Victor Howell sat down 442 00:14:45,901 --> 00:14:48,133 with Saints reporter Sarah Palczewski 443 00:14:48,300 --> 00:14:49,767 to look at what's next 444 00:14:49,901 --> 00:14:51,100 for the black and gold. 445 00:14:53,467 --> 00:14:54,567 Finally, some good news. 446 00:14:54,567 --> 00:14:55,367 With the black and gold. 447 00:14:55,767 --> 00:14:57,634 They get a win for the first time in eight weeks. 448 00:14:57,634 --> 00:15:00,167 And who better to talk about it with us than Sara Palczewski. 449 00:15:00,167 --> 00:15:01,367 She's based out of Baton Rouge 450 00:15:01,367 --> 00:15:04,367 with NBC and Fox Weekly and GMB. 451 00:15:04,367 --> 00:15:05,701 And is the Saints beat reporter. 452 00:15:05,701 --> 00:15:06,868 Sarah, thanks for coming in. 453 00:15:06,868 --> 00:15:08,367 Hey, we're finally talking good news. 454 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:09,934 It's finally fun 455 00:15:09,934 --> 00:15:11,267 to talk about the Saints again. 456 00:15:11,267 --> 00:15:12,100 It's been a while. 457 00:15:12,534 --> 00:15:14,267 It has been a while and look we know they beat Atlanta. 458 00:15:14,267 --> 00:15:15,200 That's the big news. 459 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:16,334 But the bigger news 460 00:15:16,334 --> 00:15:17,701 is the fact that they made a coaching 461 00:15:17,701 --> 00:15:20,033 change mid-season, something the Saints are not known 462 00:15:20,033 --> 00:15:20,701 for doing. 463 00:15:20,801 --> 00:15:22,000 But Dennis Allen was let go. 464 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:23,200 Darren Reggie comes in. 465 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:24,167 You're with the team. 466 00:15:24,434 --> 00:15:26,367 What was what's the vibe been like after that move 467 00:15:26,367 --> 00:15:28,300 was made leading up to and then through 468 00:15:28,300 --> 00:15:29,667 finally getting a win, 469 00:15:29,968 --> 00:15:32,000 we kind of talked about it as a media group 470 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:33,667 that you couldn't tell that the locker room 471 00:15:33,868 --> 00:15:35,200 wasn't fun 472 00:15:35,467 --> 00:15:37,000 until that coaching change, 473 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,200 because once we made that change, it was a lot 474 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:39,868 more lively. 475 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:41,367 Guys seem to be having a lot more fun. 476 00:15:41,367 --> 00:15:42,701 The and the rearranging 477 00:15:42,701 --> 00:15:44,534 of the locker room by interim head coach Darren Rose. 478 00:15:44,534 --> 00:15:47,000 He seemed to have a huge pay off the defensive line 479 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,834 group, having fun with them, making their area 480 00:15:48,834 --> 00:15:50,467 a little club area 481 00:15:50,467 --> 00:15:52,701 and that wasn't noticeable. 482 00:15:52,701 --> 00:15:54,534 We all thought that it was a fun 483 00:15:54,534 --> 00:15:56,501 locker room throughout the season, even 484 00:15:56,501 --> 00:15:57,701 when they were dominating 485 00:15:57,701 --> 00:15:59,000 in weeks one and two. 486 00:15:59,033 --> 00:16:01,267 But it really was actually those players just seemed like 487 00:16:01,267 --> 00:16:03,400 they were punching the clock to get in and get out. 488 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:06,234 And now it just you can see the energy shift 489 00:16:06,234 --> 00:16:08,067 from Darren Rizzi in that locker room. 490 00:16:08,067 --> 00:16:09,067 Guys are having fun again. 491 00:16:09,067 --> 00:16:10,167 They're playing basketball again. 492 00:16:10,167 --> 00:16:11,267 They're joking. They're laughing. 493 00:16:11,267 --> 00:16:12,734 They're actually hanging out in there. 494 00:16:12,734 --> 00:16:14,901 Something that they weren't doing to start the season. 495 00:16:14,901 --> 00:16:16,167 And I guess it shows you that sometimes 496 00:16:16,167 --> 00:16:17,434 the little things can mean a lot, because 497 00:16:17,434 --> 00:16:18,601 little things behind the scenes, like 498 00:16:18,601 --> 00:16:19,868 just rearranging players 499 00:16:19,868 --> 00:16:21,067 and where they're sitting. 500 00:16:21,067 --> 00:16:23,334 And Rizzi, he's a unique guy. 501 00:16:23,334 --> 00:16:25,100 And I know in is in his opening press conference, 502 00:16:25,100 --> 00:16:26,601 he talked about, hey, I'm a fighter. 503 00:16:26,601 --> 00:16:27,667 I was Division two. 504 00:16:27,667 --> 00:16:28,734 I was a walk on. 505 00:16:28,734 --> 00:16:30,601 I had to, you know, free agent in the NFL. 506 00:16:30,601 --> 00:16:32,234 I started in D2 working his way up. 507 00:16:32,234 --> 00:16:33,767 So he's got a little spunk that looks like 508 00:16:33,767 --> 00:16:35,934 it carries over and influences his players. 509 00:16:35,934 --> 00:16:37,601 I think one of the big things the players 510 00:16:37,601 --> 00:16:38,901 kind of keep saying about Rosie 511 00:16:38,901 --> 00:16:40,834 is he's authentically himself. 512 00:16:40,834 --> 00:16:42,100 He hasn't changed 513 00:16:42,100 --> 00:16:43,767 since he took over 514 00:16:43,767 --> 00:16:45,100 as head coach, as interim 515 00:16:45,100 --> 00:16:47,234 head coach for the Saints, he's always been the same guy 516 00:16:47,234 --> 00:16:49,267 he's been since day one back in training camp, 517 00:16:49,267 --> 00:16:50,434 and that's something that really resonates 518 00:16:50,434 --> 00:16:52,767 with the players and his energy and type of. 519 00:16:52,767 --> 00:16:54,601 He's a huge accountability guy 520 00:16:54,601 --> 00:16:56,267 and during a losing streak, 521 00:16:56,267 --> 00:16:57,934 you need someone to keep you accountable 522 00:16:57,934 --> 00:16:59,834 and that really resonated with the players. 523 00:16:59,834 --> 00:17:01,133 And on top of that, 524 00:17:01,133 --> 00:17:02,634 him being a special teams coordinator. 525 00:17:02,634 --> 00:17:03,834 He has a relationship with pretty 526 00:17:03,834 --> 00:17:05,334 much everyone in that locker room. 527 00:17:05,501 --> 00:17:08,267 And on top of that, even the players 528 00:17:08,267 --> 00:17:09,733 who don't play special teams said, 529 00:17:09,934 --> 00:17:11,434 I have a relationship with them too. 530 00:17:11,434 --> 00:17:12,934 He always gives me a hug when I see him. 531 00:17:12,934 --> 00:17:14,501 He's just one of those guys that the players 532 00:17:14,501 --> 00:17:16,767 really can follow behind and lead. 533 00:17:16,834 --> 00:17:17,968 Let me ask about one of the guys 534 00:17:17,968 --> 00:17:19,233 who might have bought in right away 535 00:17:19,233 --> 00:17:21,634 and that's Alvin Kamara, because beginning of the season 536 00:17:21,634 --> 00:17:23,334 all the talk was about his house being listed. 537 00:17:23,334 --> 00:17:24,567 Everybody thought he wanted to be traded. 538 00:17:24,567 --> 00:17:26,000 He wanted out of New Orleans. He's 539 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:27,400 now signed a long term agreement 540 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:28,666 has an outstanding game. 541 00:17:28,666 --> 00:17:31,000 And most importantly for him and people like you 542 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:32,901 I know will notice he now has a C on his chest. 543 00:17:33,099 --> 00:17:33,501 Yeah. 544 00:17:34,067 --> 00:17:34,767 And I think a huge part of that by 545 00:17:34,767 --> 00:17:36,067 and also it kind of says 546 00:17:36,067 --> 00:17:38,501 a lot about Camaro signing that contract extension 547 00:17:38,501 --> 00:17:39,800 during that losing streak, 548 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:41,800 saying I'm going to be here and I'm going to be in 549 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:43,767 and he be here for the long haul. 550 00:17:43,767 --> 00:17:46,501 And him being awarded a captain by Reggie 551 00:17:46,501 --> 00:17:49,067 this past week really just was a long time 552 00:17:49,067 --> 00:17:50,300 coming, and shows 553 00:17:50,300 --> 00:17:51,601 he was a leader this whole time. 554 00:17:51,601 --> 00:17:52,800 He's not a big rah rah rah guy. 555 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:53,567 He says that himself. 556 00:17:53,567 --> 00:17:54,334 He doesn't talk a lot. 557 00:17:54,667 --> 00:17:56,267 He just wants people to follow what he does. 558 00:17:56,267 --> 00:17:57,934 He comes in and works hard, does his job, 559 00:17:58,067 --> 00:17:59,801 and he wants to be there for his teammates. 560 00:17:59,801 --> 00:18:01,501 And that resonated with me. 561 00:18:01,501 --> 00:18:03,234 He was one of the first guys to really buy 562 00:18:03,234 --> 00:18:04,534 into what Reggie was, telling them 563 00:18:04,534 --> 00:18:06,968 that they have to do to be able to dig themselves 564 00:18:06,968 --> 00:18:09,300 out of the hole they already put themselves in, 565 00:18:09,534 --> 00:18:11,400 and he was rewarded with that captain's ship. 566 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:12,968 And bridges said that 567 00:18:12,968 --> 00:18:14,234 once he was 568 00:18:14,234 --> 00:18:15,567 that was announced for the team, 569 00:18:15,567 --> 00:18:17,000 he got a huge round of applause. 570 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:18,467 People were very happy for him, 571 00:18:18,467 --> 00:18:19,901 and that's not a surprise, 572 00:18:19,901 --> 00:18:21,334 knowing how Kamara is 573 00:18:21,334 --> 00:18:22,567 and how respected 574 00:18:22,567 --> 00:18:23,901 he is among his teammates. 575 00:18:23,901 --> 00:18:25,834 But when you talk about the instant reaction 576 00:18:25,834 --> 00:18:27,400 and the acceptance of the players 577 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:29,667 to really his enthusiasm, do you think he's 578 00:18:29,667 --> 00:18:32,234 the kind of guy that could work his way 579 00:18:32,234 --> 00:18:33,667 into the full time position 580 00:18:33,667 --> 00:18:35,534 or do you think the Saints are going to ride him 581 00:18:35,534 --> 00:18:36,968 in his enthusiasm to try to dig 582 00:18:36,968 --> 00:18:38,200 out of a seven game skid 583 00:18:38,367 --> 00:18:39,734 and then and then look elsewhere? 584 00:18:40,234 --> 00:18:41,501 It's tough to really know 585 00:18:41,501 --> 00:18:43,467 what this will do, just because making a mid-season 586 00:18:43,467 --> 00:18:44,868 coaching change doesn't happen. 587 00:18:44,868 --> 00:18:46,067 The last time they did that 588 00:18:46,067 --> 00:18:47,501 and fired a coach was 1980. 589 00:18:47,501 --> 00:18:49,067 Before that was 1996. 590 00:18:49,701 --> 00:18:51,901 And so there is no 591 00:18:51,901 --> 00:18:54,400 real precedent to understand where the Saints will go. 592 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:57,133 It wouldn't surprise me if Reggie does get the 593 00:18:57,133 --> 00:18:58,567 Saints back on a win streak 594 00:18:58,567 --> 00:19:00,434 and somehow make it competitive 595 00:19:00,434 --> 00:19:02,734 near the end of the season, that he might be more considered. 596 00:19:02,734 --> 00:19:04,133 I also wouldn't be surprised 597 00:19:04,133 --> 00:19:05,868 if they decide to go in a different direction 598 00:19:05,868 --> 00:19:08,133 and just kind of blow the whole thing up in a sense, 599 00:19:08,133 --> 00:19:09,968 and bring somebody fresh and new, and 600 00:19:09,968 --> 00:19:12,534 that hasn't been there before, that can maybe 601 00:19:12,534 --> 00:19:15,133 get them back on the right path and do something different. 602 00:19:15,133 --> 00:19:16,634 And that's one of those phrases I know a lot of people 603 00:19:16,634 --> 00:19:18,400 say, as we wrap up, we talk about blowing it up. 604 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:19,634 You've already lost Lattimore 605 00:19:19,634 --> 00:19:21,200 because the trade huge salary cap. 606 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:23,467 But salary cap is a dark cloud over this team. 607 00:19:23,467 --> 00:19:25,634 There are a lot of fan favorite players 608 00:19:25,634 --> 00:19:26,901 you might want to get used to seeing now, 609 00:19:26,901 --> 00:19:27,934 because you might not be seeing 610 00:19:27,934 --> 00:19:29,133 them in the black and gold in the future. 611 00:19:29,133 --> 00:19:30,801 I think a lot of their older 612 00:19:30,801 --> 00:19:32,133 players are about, 613 00:19:32,234 --> 00:19:34,300 at the time of their contract, running out a couple of years. 614 00:19:34,300 --> 00:19:35,767 I don't think the Saints can necessarily 615 00:19:35,767 --> 00:19:37,467 blow it up just because of how 616 00:19:37,467 --> 00:19:38,801 their salary cap situation is. 617 00:19:38,801 --> 00:19:40,033 I don't think they're complete, 618 00:19:40,033 --> 00:19:41,968 completely resetting the bar, 619 00:19:41,968 --> 00:19:43,534 but I would expect that 620 00:19:43,634 --> 00:19:45,033 in a couple of years 621 00:19:45,033 --> 00:19:47,100 you will start to see some new faces in that. 622 00:19:47,100 --> 00:19:49,133 Maybe the Saints start to shift away 623 00:19:49,133 --> 00:19:50,868 from signing their veteran players 624 00:19:50,868 --> 00:19:52,968 to longer term contracts like they have been. 625 00:19:52,968 --> 00:19:54,701 All the Saints have Cleveland coming up. 626 00:19:54,701 --> 00:19:55,400 And you know what? 627 00:19:55,968 --> 00:19:57,067 If they keep winning, let's keep talking because it's 628 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,200 nice to actually talk fun with the black and gold. 629 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:00,467 So I appreciate you 630 00:20:00,467 --> 00:20:01,901 joining us and good luck this weekend 631 00:20:01,901 --> 00:20:02,934 and the rest of the season with the Saints. 632 00:20:02,934 --> 00:20:04,067 Absolutely. Thanks for having me. 633 00:20:04,067 --> 00:20:04,534 Absolutely. 634 00:20:06,934 --> 00:20:07,200 All right. 635 00:20:07,901 --> 00:20:08,968 Well, sending the Saints good karma 636 00:20:08,968 --> 00:20:10,200 with the new leadership. 637 00:20:10,300 --> 00:20:11,434 And you know what, Karen? 638 00:20:11,701 --> 00:20:14,567 If they win it out, they might possibly have a postseason. 639 00:20:14,567 --> 00:20:15,634 So we're hoping for that. 640 00:20:15,634 --> 00:20:16,267 All right. 641 00:20:16,267 --> 00:20:17,467 Fingers crossed. 642 00:20:18,601 --> 00:20:19,601 The Delta music 643 00:20:19,601 --> 00:20:21,300 Museum in downtown Ferriday 644 00:20:21,300 --> 00:20:23,267 draws international visitors 645 00:20:23,267 --> 00:20:25,467 to the small town of 3000 residents. 646 00:20:25,868 --> 00:20:29,033 Faraday has an outsized reputation 647 00:20:29,033 --> 00:20:31,234 as the hometown of Jerry Lee Lewis 648 00:20:31,234 --> 00:20:32,601 and his cousins, Mickey Gilley 649 00:20:32,868 --> 00:20:34,067 and Jimmy Swaggart. 650 00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:36,133 I'm taking you on a tour of the museum, 651 00:20:36,367 --> 00:20:37,601 which is a featured stop 652 00:20:37,801 --> 00:20:39,868 along the Mississippi Blues Trail. 653 00:20:44,434 --> 00:20:45,934 Well every morning. 654 00:20:48,133 --> 00:20:50,801 I wake up, with the blue. 655 00:20:51,767 --> 00:20:54,300 Y z Ealey is in his late 80s 656 00:20:54,300 --> 00:20:55,601 and still performs 657 00:20:55,601 --> 00:20:57,901 his signature Delta blues tunes 658 00:20:57,901 --> 00:20:59,367 that helped put Ferriday 659 00:20:59,367 --> 00:21:02,000 on the musical map in the 1950s. 660 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,367 Y z performed at Haney's Big House 661 00:21:04,367 --> 00:21:05,701 as the house band 662 00:21:05,701 --> 00:21:07,634 opening for big name acts 663 00:21:07,634 --> 00:21:09,334 traveling the Chitlin Trail, 664 00:21:09,334 --> 00:21:10,634 a performance circuit 665 00:21:10,634 --> 00:21:11,868 for black musicians. 666 00:21:11,968 --> 00:21:13,434 we had an opportunity 667 00:21:14,100 --> 00:21:15,000 to be the opening act 668 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:16,300 with guys like B.B. 669 00:21:16,300 --> 00:21:17,534 King, 670 00:21:17,968 --> 00:21:19,300 Little Milton 671 00:21:19,767 --> 00:21:22,334 Larry Bergstom Big Joe Turner 672 00:21:22,334 --> 00:21:24,434 Etta James 673 00:21:24,934 --> 00:21:25,868 I'm honored to 674 00:21:25,868 --> 00:21:27,200 have had that privilege 675 00:21:28,534 --> 00:21:29,667 to be the opening act, 676 00:21:29,667 --> 00:21:31,434 the first big know band 677 00:21:31,968 --> 00:21:32,868 Today, Y, 678 00:21:32,868 --> 00:21:34,534 Z is playing in an exhibit 679 00:21:34,534 --> 00:21:36,868 that pays homage to his legacy 680 00:21:36,868 --> 00:21:39,100 at the Delta music Museum and Arcade 681 00:21:39,100 --> 00:21:41,033 Theater in downtown Faraday. 682 00:21:41,601 --> 00:21:44,000 Hi, Karen, Nice to see you. 683 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,300 Welcome to the Delta Music Museum. 684 00:21:47,367 --> 00:21:48,267 I think you're going to be 685 00:21:48,267 --> 00:21:49,868 really glad you came today. 686 00:21:50,634 --> 00:21:52,367 This is a great little jewel 687 00:21:52,701 --> 00:21:54,367 that houses 688 00:21:54,367 --> 00:21:56,634 a lot of musical history 689 00:21:57,300 --> 00:21:59,033 that all happened in this tiny 690 00:21:59,033 --> 00:22:00,367 little town. 691 00:22:00,367 --> 00:22:01,667 you are in the old 692 00:22:01,667 --> 00:22:03,100 Ferriday post office. 693 00:22:03,267 --> 00:22:04,434 This old building was built 694 00:22:04,434 --> 00:22:06,734 in 1939 by the WPA 695 00:22:06,901 --> 00:22:08,567 and a local gentleman 696 00:22:08,567 --> 00:22:09,734 saved the building. 697 00:22:09,734 --> 00:22:11,100 It was going to be torn down, 698 00:22:11,100 --> 00:22:13,767 and donated it to the state of Louisiana. 699 00:22:13,767 --> 00:22:15,400 the secretary of state's office 700 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:16,701 for the state of Louisiana 701 00:22:16,767 --> 00:22:18,534 operates this museum. 702 00:22:18,534 --> 00:22:20,834 And we're just very fortunate that 703 00:22:21,434 --> 00:22:22,901 we get to honor 704 00:22:23,534 --> 00:22:25,601 our three famous cousins 705 00:22:25,601 --> 00:22:26,868 that are from this town. 706 00:22:27,100 --> 00:22:29,534 Of course, Reverend Jimmy Swaggart, 707 00:22:29,534 --> 00:22:31,267 one of the first televangelist 708 00:22:32,334 --> 00:22:33,667 on television. 709 00:22:34,033 --> 00:22:36,601 Mickey Gilley, Urban Cowboy, 710 00:22:36,934 --> 00:22:38,434 and, of course, the killer, 711 00:22:38,434 --> 00:22:39,701 Jerry Lee Lewis. 712 00:22:39,701 --> 00:22:42,267 all born in the year 1935. 713 00:22:42,267 --> 00:22:44,334 learned to play in the Pentecostal church, 714 00:22:44,334 --> 00:22:45,767 and everybody 715 00:22:45,767 --> 00:22:47,267 knew them around town. 716 00:22:47,434 --> 00:22:48,934 There's some other stuff 717 00:22:48,934 --> 00:22:50,334 I'd like to show you to here 718 00:22:50,334 --> 00:22:52,267 in addition to the lessons. 719 00:22:52,267 --> 00:22:53,601 Let's take a walk. 720 00:22:53,767 --> 00:22:55,434 During the 1950s, 721 00:22:55,434 --> 00:22:57,834 blues, gospel, and country music 722 00:22:57,834 --> 00:22:59,601 in the Delta region converged 723 00:22:59,601 --> 00:23:01,267 in a musical mash up 724 00:23:01,267 --> 00:23:02,801 known as rockabilly. 725 00:23:02,801 --> 00:23:05,267 the museum honors these genres 726 00:23:05,267 --> 00:23:07,667 and musicians with ties to Louisiana. 727 00:23:07,801 --> 00:23:10,000 Faraday's claim to fame begins 728 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:11,300 with the birth of Jerry Lee 729 00:23:11,300 --> 00:23:12,567 Lewis, a piano. 730 00:23:12,567 --> 00:23:13,801 singer and songwriter 731 00:23:13,801 --> 00:23:15,167 nicknamed the killer 732 00:23:15,167 --> 00:23:16,667 rock and roll's first 733 00:23:16,667 --> 00:23:18,000 great wild man. 734 00:23:18,133 --> 00:23:19,901 He was a good old homegrown boy. 735 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,167 He always was introduced. 736 00:23:22,167 --> 00:23:24,634 And that was part of what he would tell everybody. 737 00:23:24,734 --> 00:23:25,934 Jerry Lee Lewis from 738 00:23:25,934 --> 00:23:27,133 Ferriday Louisiana. 739 00:23:27,133 --> 00:23:28,501 That's what he always wanted. 740 00:23:28,501 --> 00:23:29,734 And he got it. 741 00:23:29,734 --> 00:23:30,734 Sherrie McMahon 742 00:23:30,801 --> 00:23:33,300 helped foster the museum in its infancy. 743 00:23:33,300 --> 00:23:35,601 It's a tribute to her famous cousins 744 00:23:35,601 --> 00:23:37,434 Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart 745 00:23:37,434 --> 00:23:38,601 and Mickey Gilley. 746 00:23:38,667 --> 00:23:40,334 it was like a vortex 747 00:23:40,334 --> 00:23:41,601 just met here. 748 00:23:41,601 --> 00:23:43,601 And those mamas had you got pregnant 749 00:23:43,601 --> 00:23:44,834 with those babies 750 00:23:44,834 --> 00:23:46,167 that would never be anybody else 751 00:23:46,167 --> 00:23:47,667 like them in the world, 752 00:23:47,667 --> 00:23:49,067 But Jerry Lee, 753 00:23:49,467 --> 00:23:50,901 there'll never be another killer 754 00:23:51,167 --> 00:23:52,767 do hope people will come 755 00:23:52,767 --> 00:23:54,067 and see our 756 00:23:54,067 --> 00:23:56,667 the exhibits here of all the fabulous people. 757 00:23:56,667 --> 00:23:59,000 Faraday is the unlikely wellspring 758 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:00,400 of talent with local 759 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:01,567 and regional ties. 760 00:24:01,567 --> 00:24:03,033 Country singer Conway 761 00:24:03,033 --> 00:24:05,200 Twitty lived in nearby Tallulah. 762 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:06,467 An exhibit of his stage 763 00:24:06,467 --> 00:24:08,167 costumes, Awards and records 764 00:24:08,167 --> 00:24:09,501 stand alongside 765 00:24:09,501 --> 00:24:10,868 exhibits of living 766 00:24:10,868 --> 00:24:12,133 legend Irma Thomas. 767 00:24:12,133 --> 00:24:13,400 Tributes to Frogman 768 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:14,801 Henry from New Orleans, 769 00:24:14,801 --> 00:24:17,234 who was the opening act for the Beatles and Louisiana 770 00:24:17,234 --> 00:24:19,567 Hayride radio star Johnny Horton. 771 00:24:19,734 --> 00:24:22,400 the principal genres of music 772 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,133 that went into making 773 00:24:24,133 --> 00:24:26,067 early rock and roll and rockabilly music 774 00:24:26,067 --> 00:24:27,400 were gospel 775 00:24:27,667 --> 00:24:28,968 country music 776 00:24:28,968 --> 00:24:30,167 and rhythm and blues. 777 00:24:30,367 --> 00:24:31,400 And all of that 778 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:33,167 was in abundance right here 779 00:24:33,167 --> 00:24:35,400 in the central part of the Mississippi Delta. 780 00:24:35,567 --> 00:24:37,033 people latched on to it. 781 00:24:37,033 --> 00:24:38,300 There was just something 782 00:24:38,300 --> 00:24:40,167 in the soil, as they say. 783 00:24:40,567 --> 00:24:41,534 Delta Blues 784 00:24:41,534 --> 00:24:43,167 is at the core of Ferriday 785 00:24:43,167 --> 00:24:44,367 musical legacy, 786 00:24:44,367 --> 00:24:46,334 fostered by Haney's Big House, 787 00:24:46,334 --> 00:24:48,634 which put on Sunday night shows. 788 00:24:48,801 --> 00:24:51,133 Mr. Will Haney We loved him. 789 00:24:51,133 --> 00:24:52,701 I grew up about three blocks 790 00:24:52,701 --> 00:24:54,200 from his juke joint 791 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:55,868 I would hear the music from Mr. 792 00:24:55,868 --> 00:24:57,868 Will Haneys wafting in the window, 793 00:24:57,868 --> 00:25:00,133 and that's where Jerry Lee would sneak in, 794 00:25:00,133 --> 00:25:03,701 This is our replica of the famous, 795 00:25:03,701 --> 00:25:05,067 internationally famous 796 00:25:05,300 --> 00:25:06,634 Haneys big house 797 00:25:06,868 --> 00:25:09,300 It was the launching pad, 798 00:25:09,300 --> 00:25:11,601 for the greatest musical 799 00:25:11,601 --> 00:25:12,901 artist of the day. 800 00:25:13,100 --> 00:25:14,801 This was a place 801 00:25:14,801 --> 00:25:17,300 where people like Ray Charles, B.B. 802 00:25:17,300 --> 00:25:19,067 King, Little Richard 803 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:21,400 They all played at Haney's big house 804 00:25:21,467 --> 00:25:22,868 because it was on 805 00:25:22,868 --> 00:25:24,801 what was known as the Chitlin Circuit. 806 00:25:25,100 --> 00:25:26,467 the voice of the blues 807 00:25:27,868 --> 00:25:29,133 came from 808 00:25:29,133 --> 00:25:30,534 slavery The way 809 00:25:30,534 --> 00:25:31,801 of life was slavery. 810 00:25:34,133 --> 00:25:37,701 The only in my point of view 811 00:25:38,934 --> 00:25:40,801 is to find a peace of mind, 812 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:42,801 what it is seeing and 813 00:25:43,133 --> 00:25:44,534 and harmonize 814 00:25:45,133 --> 00:25:46,901 it gives me the privilege 815 00:25:48,467 --> 00:25:50,634 here to hold on to something 816 00:25:50,801 --> 00:25:52,133 that belonged to me 817 00:25:53,567 --> 00:25:55,534 and belonged to my race. 818 00:25:56,067 --> 00:25:58,033 The old Arcade Theater stands 819 00:25:58,033 --> 00:26:00,434 next door to the museum, and on this day 820 00:26:00,434 --> 00:26:02,968 we find artist Grantham Molnar painting 821 00:26:02,968 --> 00:26:05,200 the murals of Ferriday musical roots. 822 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:07,634 The theater serves as a community gathering 823 00:26:07,634 --> 00:26:09,868 space for culture and arts events. 824 00:26:09,868 --> 00:26:11,200 Admission is free 825 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:13,200 and marketing is by word of mouth. 826 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:16,200 Yet somehow international tourists 827 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,634 find their way to downtown Ferriday 828 00:26:18,634 --> 00:26:20,367 Many superfans 829 00:26:20,367 --> 00:26:22,467 of these celebrated musical greats. 830 00:26:22,701 --> 00:26:24,501 What is it about Ferriday 831 00:26:24,501 --> 00:26:27,200 that breeds all this homegrown 832 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,200 talent, these musical greats? 833 00:26:29,634 --> 00:26:30,367 I don't know. 834 00:26:30,701 --> 00:26:33,133 It just something in the delta, it drifted 835 00:26:33,133 --> 00:26:36,367 and flared up the river or down the river. 836 00:26:36,367 --> 00:26:38,334 It just raised the whole panel. 837 00:26:41,701 --> 00:26:46,701 For. That's our show for this week. 838 00:26:46,767 --> 00:26:48,868 Remember, you can watch anything. 839 00:26:48,868 --> 00:26:50,033 LPB, any time, 840 00:26:50,033 --> 00:26:52,501 wherever you are, with our LPB app. 841 00:26:52,534 --> 00:26:53,033 That's right. 842 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:54,701 And you can catch LPB news 843 00:26:54,701 --> 00:26:56,100 and public affairs shows, 844 00:26:56,267 --> 00:26:57,701 as well as other Louisiana 845 00:26:57,701 --> 00:27:00,100 programs you've come to enjoy over the years. 846 00:27:00,234 --> 00:27:02,400 And please like us on Facebook 847 00:27:02,701 --> 00:27:04,834 and Instagram for everyone 848 00:27:04,834 --> 00:27:06,934 at Louisiana Public Broadcasting. 849 00:27:07,100 --> 00:27:08,100 I'm Karen LeBlanc. 850 00:27:08,100 --> 00:27:09,567 And I'm Dorothea Wilson. 851 00:27:09,601 --> 00:27:10,534 Until next time. 852 00:27:10,534 --> 00:27:12,167 That's the state we're in. 853 00:27:39,901 --> 00:27:41,601 Support for Louisiana. 854 00:27:41,601 --> 00:27:42,934 The state we're in 855 00:27:42,934 --> 00:27:45,434 is provided by Entergy. 856 00:27:45,434 --> 00:27:47,601 Louisiana is strengthening our power grid 857 00:27:47,601 --> 00:27:48,767 throughout the state. 858 00:27:49,167 --> 00:27:50,868 We're reinforcing infrastructure 859 00:27:51,334 --> 00:27:52,934 to prepare for stronger storms, 860 00:27:53,434 --> 00:27:54,667 reduce outages, 861 00:27:55,033 --> 00:27:55,601 and respond 862 00:27:55,734 --> 00:27:56,934 quicker when you do need us. 863 00:27:57,067 --> 00:27:58,901 Because together we power life. 864 00:27:59,701 --> 00:28:00,767 Additional support 865 00:28:00,767 --> 00:28:02,000 provided by the Fred B 866 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,434 and Ruth B Zigler Foundation and the Zigler 867 00:28:04,434 --> 00:28:05,801 Art Museum, located 868 00:28:05,801 --> 00:28:07,000 in Jennings City Hall. 869 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,100 The museum focuses on emerging 870 00:28:09,100 --> 00:28:10,434 Louisiana artists 871 00:28:10,434 --> 00:28:11,667 and is a historical 872 00:28:11,667 --> 00:28:14,133 and cultural center for Southwest Louisiana 873 00:28:14,501 --> 00:28:15,934 and by Mary Bird 874 00:28:15,934 --> 00:28:17,234 Perkins Cancer Center. 875 00:28:17,734 --> 00:28:18,968 Visit Baton Rouge 876 00:28:19,734 --> 00:28:20,667 and the Foundation 877 00:28:20,667 --> 00:28:22,300 for Excellence in Louisiana Public 878 00:28:22,300 --> 00:28:24,334 Broadcasting and viewers like you. 879 00:28:24,667 --> 00:28:25,267 Thank you.