WEBVTT 00:00.868 --> 00:02.434 align:start Support for Louisiana. 00:02.434 --> 00:03.767 align:start The state we're in 00:03.767 --> 00:06.200 align:start is provided by Entergy. 00:06.200 --> 00:08.334 align:start Louisiana is strengthening our power grid 00:08.334 --> 00:09.534 align:start throughout the state. 00:09.901 --> 00:11.601 align:start We're reinforcing infrastructure 00:12.067 --> 00:13.667 align:start to prepare for stronger storms, 00:14.200 --> 00:15.400 align:start reduce outages, 00:15.767 --> 00:16.367 align:start and respond 00:16.434 --> 00:17.701 align:start quicker when you do need us. 00:17.767 --> 00:19.601 align:start Because together we power life. 00:20.534 --> 00:21.534 align:start Additional support 00:21.534 --> 00:22.767 align:start provided by the Fred B 00:22.767 --> 00:25.200 align:start and Ruth B Zigler Foundation and the Zigler 00:25.200 --> 00:26.567 align:start Art Museum, located 00:26.567 --> 00:27.767 align:start in Jennings City Hall. 00:27.767 --> 00:29.868 align:start The museum focuses on emerging 00:29.868 --> 00:31.200 align:start Louisiana artists 00:31.200 --> 00:32.400 align:start and is a historical 00:32.400 --> 00:34.200 align:start and cultural center for Southwest 00:34.200 --> 00:35.400 align:start Louisiana. 00:35.534 --> 00:36.501 align:start And the Foundation 00:36.501 --> 00:38.067 align:start for Excellence in Louisiana Public 00:38.067 --> 00:40.167 align:start Broadcasting and viewers like you. 00:40.567 --> 00:41.767 align:start Thank you. 00:42.834 --> 00:44.868 align:start While lawmakers work to streamline 00:44.868 --> 00:46.367 align:start the state's tax system, 00:46.601 --> 00:47.734 align:start popular programs 00:47.734 --> 00:48.934 align:start like film tax credits 00:48.934 --> 00:51.033 align:start could be on the chopping block. 00:51.067 --> 00:52.501 align:start Key players in the health world 00:52.501 --> 00:54.100 align:start came together to look at ways 00:54.100 --> 00:56.400 align:start to fix Louisiana's poor health outcomes. 00:56.400 --> 00:59.067 align:start And I'm taking you to the small town of Ferriday 00:59.334 --> 01:00.567 align:start to check out the area's 01:00.567 --> 01:01.934 align:start big roll and blues 01:01.934 --> 01:03.133 align:start and rockabilly music, 01:03.267 --> 01:04.601 align:start and can the Saints 01:04.601 --> 01:06.300 align:start new interim coach keep the black 01:06.300 --> 01:08.467 align:start and gold in the running for a spot in the postseason? 01:08.767 --> 01:10.067 align:start Let's get started. Let's do it. 01:33.834 --> 01:34.667 align:start Hello, everyone. 01:34.934 --> 01:37.267 align:start I'm Karen LeBlanc, and I'm Dorothea Wilson. 01:37.267 --> 01:39.834 align:start Much more on those top stories in a moment on this 01:39.834 --> 01:42.133 align:start week's edition of Louisiana, the State we're In. 01:42.334 --> 01:43.501 align:start But first, 01:44.234 --> 01:46.000 align:start Governor Jeff Landry's proposed 01:46.000 --> 01:47.300 align:start overhaul of Louisiana's 01:47.300 --> 01:49.234 align:start tax system is hitting roadblocks 01:49.467 --> 01:50.734 align:start this week, two bills 01:50.734 --> 01:51.934 align:start that would boost the state's 01:51.934 --> 01:53.667 align:start economy by adding new taxes 01:53.901 --> 01:55.234 align:start on certain services 01:55.234 --> 01:56.834 align:start faced tough opposition. 01:56.968 --> 01:58.334 align:start Some lawmakers are concerned 01:58.334 --> 01:59.901 align:start that adding sales tax 02:00.067 --> 02:01.234 align:start to more than 40 02:01.234 --> 02:03.000 align:start services will add hardship 02:03.133 --> 02:05.234 align:start to already struggling small businesses, 02:05.467 --> 02:06.567 align:start and those services 02:06.567 --> 02:08.234 align:start include things like online 02:08.234 --> 02:09.467 align:start dating, car washes, 02:09.701 --> 02:12.199 align:start pet grooming and certain home improvements. 02:12.334 --> 02:14.167 align:start Supporters say the added taxes 02:14.167 --> 02:15.567 align:start would help offset the governor's 02:15.567 --> 02:17.701 align:start plan to establish a flat 02:17.701 --> 02:20.067 align:start 3% individual income tax rate. 02:20.300 --> 02:21.367 align:start Critics are concerned 02:21.367 --> 02:22.734 align:start the plan will mostly benefit 02:22.734 --> 02:24.567 align:start large corporations. 02:25.234 --> 02:27.667 align:start Another part of the governor's plan would eliminate 02:27.667 --> 02:29.167 align:start or reduce Louisiana's 02:29.167 --> 02:31.200 align:start popular film tax credits. 02:31.734 --> 02:32.734 align:start Governor Jeff Landry 02:32.734 --> 02:34.234 align:start wants to end the program 02:34.234 --> 02:36.300 align:start to help offset his proposed 02:36.300 --> 02:37.467 align:start tax cuts. 02:37.467 --> 02:39.801 align:start Some lawmakers have proposed ways to keep 02:39.801 --> 02:42.367 align:start the incentives by implementing a lower cap 02:42.534 --> 02:44.067 align:start or replacing the credits 02:44.067 --> 02:45.300 align:start with direct grants. 02:45.567 --> 02:46.868 align:start Here's a look at the debate 02:46.868 --> 02:48.467 align:start and what's at stake 02:48.734 --> 02:50.367 align:start for Louisiana's film industry. 02:51.534 --> 02:53.067 align:start The 2023 Disney 02:53.067 --> 02:54.534 align:start movie Haunted Mansion 02:54.534 --> 02:56.200 align:start was filmed in New Orleans, 02:56.200 --> 02:57.901 align:start starring the Garden District 02:58.000 --> 02:59.067 align:start and several French 02:59.067 --> 03:00.367 align:start Quarter locales. 03:00.567 --> 03:01.601 align:start It's one of the latest 03:01.601 --> 03:02.968 align:start in a long list of film 03:02.968 --> 03:04.434 align:start and TV credits dating back 03:04.434 --> 03:06.534 align:start more than a century, when cameras 03:06.534 --> 03:07.801 align:start rolled on the first movie 03:07.801 --> 03:09.033 align:start set in Louisiana. 03:09.133 --> 03:10.367 align:start Tarzan of the apes, 03:10.601 --> 03:13.300 align:start filmed in 1917, in Morgan City. 03:13.701 --> 03:14.567 align:start To date, 03:14.567 --> 03:16.267 align:start Louisiana has set the scene 03:16.267 --> 03:18.634 align:start for more than 3000 film projects. 03:19.033 --> 03:20.234 align:start These were talking 03:20.234 --> 03:22.968 align:start points made in a recent legislative 03:22.968 --> 03:24.968 align:start committee meeting discussing the fate 03:25.300 --> 03:26.234 align:start of the Louisiana 03:26.234 --> 03:27.467 align:start motion picture Investor 03:27.467 --> 03:28.801 align:start Tax Credit Hour. 03:28.934 --> 03:30.634 align:start In 2002, Steve Scalise 03:30.934 --> 03:31.901 align:start and Cedric Richmond, 03:31.901 --> 03:33.100 align:start a bipartisan effort, 03:33.133 --> 03:35.968 align:start put together a credit program to allow for productions 03:35.968 --> 03:37.567 align:start to stay within the United States 03:37.767 --> 03:38.934 align:start and try to get them to come 03:38.934 --> 03:40.133 align:start to the state of Louisiana. 03:40.534 --> 03:41.200 align:start Louisiana 03:41.267 --> 03:42.901 align:start was one of the first states 03:42.901 --> 03:45.200 align:start to create a film tax credit program, 03:45.434 --> 03:47.033 align:start which is now up for debate 03:47.033 --> 03:48.434 align:start as lawmakers decide 03:48.434 --> 03:49.868 align:start whether to nix the 20 03:49.868 --> 03:51.067 align:start plus year program. 03:51.200 --> 03:53.868 align:start Some see the film industry as an ambassador 03:53.968 --> 03:55.200 align:start to Louisiana 03:55.267 --> 03:57.067 align:start and a boost to tourism. 03:57.767 --> 03:58.267 align:start The movie 03:58.467 --> 04:00.467 align:start industry doesn't just provide 04:00.868 --> 04:03.033 align:start jobs but gets our brand out, 04:03.434 --> 04:05.133 align:start and that leads to people 04:05.834 --> 04:07.200 align:start coming to our. 04:07.267 --> 04:08.801 align:start It's essentially advertising 04:08.801 --> 04:10.167 align:start on a giant silver screen. 04:10.367 --> 04:11.801 align:start The film tax credit 04:12.033 --> 04:14.701 align:start is part of a large packet of tax credits, 04:14.701 --> 04:16.000 align:start incentives and rebates 04:16.267 --> 04:17.666 align:start targeted for elimination. 04:17.701 --> 04:19.834 align:start June 30th of 2025. 04:20.300 --> 04:21.868 align:start The film industry supports 04:21.868 --> 04:23.033 align:start tax reform, 04:23.033 --> 04:24.434 align:start but warned not to throw 04:24.434 --> 04:25.834 align:start the proverbial baby 04:25.834 --> 04:27.166 align:start out with the bathwater 04:27.200 --> 04:29.434 align:start because the program is a proven 04:29.434 --> 04:30.634 align:start economic driver. 04:30.868 --> 04:32.834 align:start It's $180 million of a credit 04:32.834 --> 04:34.801 align:start that needs to be certified over two years. 04:34.801 --> 04:36.000 align:start As I mentioned to you, 04:36.033 --> 04:37.467 align:start and that actually equates 04:37.467 --> 04:39.367 align:start to 360 million 04:39.634 --> 04:41.133 align:start in Louisiana local payroll. 04:41.434 --> 04:42.467 align:start And if you look at it, 04:42.467 --> 04:44.033 align:start $60 million in sales 04:44.033 --> 04:45.200 align:start comes right on top of that. 04:45.334 --> 04:47.133 align:start So you're giving $180 million 04:47.334 --> 04:49.133 align:start to Louisiana residents, and you're getting 04:49.133 --> 04:50.701 align:start a massive economic impact. 04:50.701 --> 04:52.434 align:start That's a 6 to 1 benefit 04:52.467 --> 04:53.667 align:start to the state of Louisiana. 04:53.868 --> 04:56.033 align:start But like, again, I think that maybe 10,000 jobs 04:56.033 --> 04:57.267 align:start in Louisiana, 04:57.334 --> 04:58.434 align:start are dependent upon 04:58.434 --> 04:59.634 align:start the industry success here. 05:00.534 --> 05:01.267 align:start The proposed 05:01.267 --> 05:02.434 align:start elimination of the film 05:02.434 --> 05:04.434 align:start tax credit comes less than a year 05:04.667 --> 05:05.701 align:start after lawmakers 05:05.701 --> 05:08.100 align:start voted to extend it through 2031. 05:08.367 --> 05:10.834 align:start Under the previous administration of then-Governor 05:10.834 --> 05:12.033 align:start John Bel Edwards. 05:12.200 --> 05:13.100 align:start Some argue 05:13.100 --> 05:14.567 align:start this is bad optics 05:14.567 --> 05:15.934 align:start for business development. 05:16.601 --> 05:18.067 align:start What do you think happens 05:18.067 --> 05:20.400 align:start to the industry if the credit goes away? 05:21.200 --> 05:22.601 align:start We'll look just like any industry. 05:22.601 --> 05:24.434 align:start We want stability and predictability. 05:24.767 --> 05:27.100 align:start And obviously if you make any major change to an industry, 05:27.100 --> 05:29.100 align:start we know that there is going to be course correction. 05:29.100 --> 05:30.334 align:start There's going to be default. 05:30.334 --> 05:31.434 align:start And we feel that some of that 05:31.434 --> 05:32.934 align:start will come with this. 05:32.934 --> 05:34.934 align:start If we don't see this this credit continue. 05:35.901 --> 05:37.000 align:start What's being proposed 05:37.000 --> 05:39.501 align:start is to entirely rip the Band-Aid off. 05:39.534 --> 05:41.100 align:start I think that we all would support 05:41.501 --> 05:42.734 align:start things like lowering the corporate 05:42.734 --> 05:43.934 align:start income tax, 05:43.934 --> 05:44.934 align:start which that's ridiculously 05:44.934 --> 05:46.100 align:start high in Louisiana. 05:46.100 --> 05:46.901 align:start I think we all would 05:46.901 --> 05:48.100 align:start support, 05:48.267 --> 05:49.367 align:start you know, lowering 05:49.367 --> 05:50.667 align:start personal income tax 05:50.734 --> 05:52.200 align:start to make it more attractive here. 05:52.534 --> 05:53.734 align:start And they're thinking that 05:53.734 --> 05:54.934 align:start by pulling away 05:54.934 --> 05:56.234 align:start some of these incentives 05:56.234 --> 05:57.434 align:start that they're just going to kind of 05:57.434 --> 05:58.601 align:start rip off the Band-Aid. 05:58.667 --> 05:59.934 align:start But the truth is, 05:59.934 --> 06:01.234 align:start with something like this, 06:01.434 --> 06:03.801 align:start an industry that's kind of like based around incentives, 06:03.801 --> 06:05.167 align:start when there's so much competition out there, 06:05.467 --> 06:06.667 align:start it's almost like you're ripping 06:06.767 --> 06:08.300 align:start the heart out of the industry. 06:09.334 --> 06:10.100 align:start The timing 06:10.100 --> 06:11.334 align:start of the film tax credits. 06:11.334 --> 06:12.767 align:start Sunset comes 06:12.767 --> 06:14.300 align:start as Louisiana's production 06:14.300 --> 06:15.968 align:start industry builds momentum, 06:16.133 --> 06:17.501 align:start with 18 higher 06:17.501 --> 06:19.067 align:start education institutions 06:19.334 --> 06:20.767 align:start offering digital media 06:20.767 --> 06:21.968 align:start and production training. 06:22.267 --> 06:24.400 align:start And the Louisiana Academy 06:24.434 --> 06:25.834 align:start of Production Charter School 06:26.000 --> 06:28.334 align:start set to begin training high school students 06:28.334 --> 06:30.133 align:start from underserved backgrounds 06:30.300 --> 06:31.567 align:start for production jobs. 06:31.801 --> 06:33.634 align:start We're talking, you know, ninth graders 06:33.634 --> 06:35.267 align:start through 12th graders learning skills 06:35.267 --> 06:36.567 align:start that they'll be able to get a job 06:36.567 --> 06:37.767 align:start right out of high school. 06:38.267 --> 06:38.834 align:start You know, again, 06:39.300 --> 06:40.334 align:start sometimes this could be transformative. 06:40.334 --> 06:41.400 align:start Well, for some of these kids. 06:41.400 --> 06:44.100 align:start So when we're talking, you know, $60,000 06:44.100 --> 06:46.067 align:start jobs, like at 18, 19 years old. 06:46.667 --> 06:47.834 align:start Advocates of the film 06:47.834 --> 06:49.400 align:start tax credits argue 06:49.400 --> 06:51.234 align:start the program delivers results 06:51.234 --> 06:52.467 align:start and that there are win 06:52.467 --> 06:54.501 align:start win ways to modify the program, 06:54.767 --> 06:55.834 align:start such as making film 06:55.834 --> 06:58.267 align:start tax credits applicable to severance 06:58.267 --> 06:59.467 align:start tax liability, 06:59.734 --> 07:01.734 align:start thereby encouraging more drilling 07:01.734 --> 07:04.067 align:start and more film and TV production. 07:04.634 --> 07:06.334 align:start The film program delivers 07:06.334 --> 07:08.033 align:start a lot of the results 07:08.033 --> 07:09.234 align:start that I think tax reform 07:09.234 --> 07:10.467 align:start that we're all looking for. 07:10.868 --> 07:12.367 align:start Lights, camera action 07:12.367 --> 07:14.067 align:start and economic development. 07:14.400 --> 07:16.734 align:start Will lawmakers rewrite the script 07:16.734 --> 07:18.033 align:start for Louisiana's film 07:18.033 --> 07:19.968 align:start industry, killing off the program 07:20.167 --> 07:22.067 align:start or keeping it in another form? 07:22.400 --> 07:23.734 align:start That's the plot point. 07:23.734 --> 07:25.234 align:start As House bills number one 07:25.234 --> 07:26.667 align:start and two make their way 07:26.701 --> 07:28.367 align:start through the legislative process. 07:29.734 --> 07:31.868 align:start In our follow up file this week, 07:32.067 --> 07:33.634 align:start a plan that would restore 07:33.634 --> 07:35.033 align:start Social Security benefits 07:35.033 --> 07:36.501 align:start to thousands of public 07:36.501 --> 07:37.734 align:start employees in Louisiana 07:37.734 --> 07:39.868 align:start has advanced in Congress. 07:40.200 --> 07:41.133 align:start House lawmakers 07:41.200 --> 07:43.801 align:start approved the Social Security Fairness Act 07:43.801 --> 07:45.467 align:start and would reverse the windfall 07:45.467 --> 07:46.734 align:start elimination provision 07:46.968 --> 07:48.968 align:start and the government pension offset 07:49.234 --> 07:50.234 align:start those limits. 07:50.234 --> 07:51.667 align:start Social security benefits 07:51.667 --> 07:53.400 align:start for public employees with pensions. 07:53.734 --> 07:54.968 align:start The bipartisan 07:54.968 --> 07:57.133 align:start legislation was spearheaded by Congressman 07:57.133 --> 07:59.634 align:start Garret Graves and Virginia Democrat 07:59.801 --> 08:02.133 align:start Representative Abigail Spanberger. 08:02.133 --> 08:04.234 align:start Now, if approved by the Senate, 08:04.234 --> 08:05.968 align:start the bill would restore benefits 08:06.234 --> 08:07.133 align:start for nearly 3 08:07.367 --> 08:09.601 align:start million public employees nationwide, including 08:09.601 --> 08:12.200 align:start 90,000 here in Louisiana. 08:13.067 --> 08:14.634 align:start Meanwhile, Louisiana schools 08:14.634 --> 08:15.901 align:start will not be required 08:15.901 --> 08:17.234 align:start to display the Ten Commandments 08:17.234 --> 08:19.067 align:start in public schools, at least for now. 08:19.367 --> 08:20.968 align:start This week, a federal judge 08:20.968 --> 08:22.801 align:start ruled the law unconstitutional. 08:22.968 --> 08:24.300 align:start In the ruling, the judge said 08:24.300 --> 08:25.601 align:start it unfairly forces 08:25.601 --> 08:26.868 align:start kids to participate 08:26.968 --> 08:28.467 align:start in a religious exercise. 08:28.601 --> 08:30.234 align:start A group of families and educators 08:30.234 --> 08:31.434 align:start sued, claiming 08:31.434 --> 08:32.801 align:start the law violated students 08:32.868 --> 08:34.433 align:start right to freedom of religion. 08:34.734 --> 08:35.801 align:start Attorney General Liz 08:35.801 --> 08:37.868 align:start Mural has appealed the ruling. 08:38.567 --> 08:41.033 align:start From hashtags to headlines, here's 08:41.033 --> 08:42.234 align:start what's trending this week. 08:42.467 --> 08:44.299 align:start Seven Louisiana natives 08:44.299 --> 08:45.634 align:start are in the running 08:45.634 --> 08:46.868 align:start for the Grammys. 08:46.868 --> 08:47.267 align:start That's right. 08:47.801 --> 08:49.033 align:start Karen and there is no surprise there 08:49.033 --> 08:51.100 align:start because we are always well represented. 08:51.133 --> 08:51.634 align:start That's right. 08:51.868 --> 08:53.801 align:start So let's go through the list. 08:53.967 --> 08:55.868 align:start First up, we have New Orleans artists, 08:55.868 --> 08:57.133 align:start Lucky Day, nominated 08:57.133 --> 08:58.634 align:start for Best Traditional R&B 08:58.634 --> 09:00.200 align:start performance and best R&B 09:00.200 --> 09:02.334 align:start album, and Tank and the Bangas 09:02.334 --> 09:04.601 align:start up for Best Spoken Word Poetry album. 09:04.801 --> 09:07.000 align:start Tank hosted the popular digital series 09:07.033 --> 09:09.100 align:start ritual here on LPB. 09:09.133 --> 09:11.767 align:start Now we've got four Louisiana artists nominated 09:11.767 --> 09:14.467 align:start for Best Regional Roots Album. 09:14.467 --> 09:16.767 align:start They are Sean Ardoin and Creole 09:16.801 --> 09:17.968 align:start Rock and soul 09:18.033 --> 09:19.501 align:start Big chief Monk Boudreaux 09:19.501 --> 09:21.534 align:start and the Golden Eagles, New 09:21.534 --> 09:23.367 align:start Breed Brass Band 09:23.367 --> 09:24.701 align:start with Trombone Shorty, 09:25.267 --> 09:27.200 align:start The Rumble featuring Chief 09:27.267 --> 09:29.100 align:start Joseph Boudreaux Jr 09:29.200 --> 09:30.367 align:start and none other than, 09:30.367 --> 09:31.634 align:start of course, John Batiste. 09:31.634 --> 09:34.200 align:start No surprise there he is a Grammy favorite 09:34.200 --> 09:35.501 align:start and he is nominated 09:35.501 --> 09:36.868 align:start for his Best Song Written 09:36.868 --> 09:38.100 align:start for Visual Media 09:38.167 --> 09:39.634 align:start and Best Music 09:39.634 --> 09:41.133 align:start Film, and got a new album 09:41.133 --> 09:43.100 align:start that just came out and you've been listening to it. 09:43.100 --> 09:44.033 align:start Oh, I love it. 09:44.033 --> 09:46.000 align:start Beethoven maybe spelled balloons. 09:46.000 --> 09:47.534 align:start Karen. Oh, great work. 09:47.868 --> 09:49.133 align:start Gotta hear that. 09:49.601 --> 09:51.133 align:start All right, well, speaking of greatness, 09:51.133 --> 09:52.334 align:start coming from Louisiana, 09:52.501 --> 09:54.667 align:start huge congratulations to Southern University's 09:54.667 --> 09:55.868 align:start Women's soccer team. 09:55.968 --> 09:57.534 align:start They won their first ever 09:57.534 --> 09:58.701 align:start Swac championship 09:58.701 --> 10:01.300 align:start in a match against Texas Southern. 10:01.300 --> 10:03.601 align:start And the five five California native 10:03.701 --> 10:05.300 align:start Alyssa Romero, was named 10:05.300 --> 10:08.000 align:start the Swac tournament MVP. 10:08.000 --> 10:09.200 align:start They advance to the NCAA 10:09.434 --> 10:11.701 align:start Division one championship while they'll take 10:11.701 --> 10:14.100 align:start on Mississippi State in the first round. 10:14.100 --> 10:14.334 align:start Right. 10:15.033 --> 10:16.367 align:start We are cheering them on all right, 10:16.367 --> 10:18.501 align:start so here's some tasty news for you. 10:18.834 --> 10:20.367 align:start A Lafayette cake 10:20.367 --> 10:21.834 align:start artist is working her magic 10:21.834 --> 10:23.534 align:start on a new Harry Potter 10:23.534 --> 10:25.200 align:start themed baking show. 10:25.467 --> 10:28.200 align:start Kayla Giddings is one of 17 contestants 10:28.200 --> 10:30.968 align:start on Harry Potter Wizards of Baking, 10:31.033 --> 10:33.701 align:start so they're going to make these spellbinding edible show 10:34.033 --> 10:35.801 align:start and are inspired by the movies. 10:36.033 --> 10:36.934 align:start Now getting set. 10:36.934 --> 10:38.434 align:start She's a huge Harry Potter fan, 10:38.434 --> 10:39.667 align:start and she passed that on to 10:39.834 --> 10:42.167 align:start her 11 year old daughter. 10:42.167 --> 10:43.367 align:start And she's been on quite 10:43.367 --> 10:44.701 align:start a few other cooking shows. 10:44.934 --> 10:46.033 align:start And I'm told her cakes 10:46.033 --> 10:47.934 align:start are really hyper realistic. 10:47.934 --> 10:49.434 align:start So check for the eyes. 10:49.801 --> 10:50.968 align:start For the tummy. 10:50.968 --> 10:52.000 align:start I love that. 10:52.300 --> 10:54.601 align:start And speaking of tricks in the tummy and all great things, 10:54.601 --> 10:57.267 align:start Louisiana state leaders are bringing together 10:57.267 --> 10:59.300 align:start the biggest minds in the medical world. 10:59.467 --> 11:00.601 align:start They hope to reverse 11:00.601 --> 11:02.334 align:start Louisiana's poor health ratings 11:02.501 --> 11:03.901 align:start at the very first 11:03.901 --> 11:05.367 align:start ever healthy State summit. 11:05.534 --> 11:06.734 align:start Officials from numerous 11:06.734 --> 11:08.234 align:start hospitals and health agencies 11:08.367 --> 11:10.934 align:start came together to brainstorm solutions. 11:10.934 --> 11:11.767 align:start Let's take a look. 11:14.701 --> 11:15.734 align:start According to a 11:15.934 --> 11:18.767 align:start recent study done by the United Health Foundation. 11:18.767 --> 11:22.067 align:start Louisiana has been ranked as the least healthy state 11:22.067 --> 11:25.267 align:start in the country for the second consecutive year. 11:26.100 --> 11:29.567 align:start This comes as cancer mortality rates have skyrocketed 11:31.868 --> 11:34.367 align:start Diabetes cases have increased, 11:34.367 --> 11:38.434 align:start and the overall state of health in Louisiana is at a record low. 11:38.434 --> 11:40.000 align:start It's for those reasons 11:40.000 --> 11:44.000 align:start that state officials decided to fight against our catastrophi 11:44.100 --> 11:47.400 align:start by holding the inaugural Healthy Summit, 11:47.534 --> 11:50.868 align:start putting the state's most brilliant minds in a room 11:50.868 --> 11:53.868 align:start together to discuss the health of the state we're in 11:54.033 --> 11:59.567 align:start We call their Healthy State init and it's really to be a catalyst 11:59.567 --> 12:03.334 align:start and to be a collaborator with me throughout the state, 12:03.834 --> 12:06.968 align:start to address some of the barriers 12:06.968 --> 12:10.067 align:start to our state health rankings. 12:10.067 --> 12:13.767 align:start The goal of the summit is to cre a thriving Louisiana 12:13.767 --> 12:17.067 align:start by providing resources and funding to quick start healt 12:17.067 --> 12:19.767 align:start initiatives and projects to raise awareness 12:19.767 --> 12:22.801 align:start of the growing health concerns in this state. 12:22.801 --> 12:25.901 align:start Deborah Grimes was one of the sp at the summit. 12:26.000 --> 12:29.167 align:start Being a 14 year breast cancer su 12:29.167 --> 12:33.501 align:start she understands the importance o our state's health affairs in or 12:33.501 --> 12:37.667 align:start She says it's critical that prop care be accessible to all. 12:38.100 --> 12:42.400 align:start Many rural areas across the stat have little to no access to heal 12:42.400 --> 12:46.667 align:start resulting in people being taken their families way too soon. 12:47.667 --> 12:49.234 align:start And it's really simple. 12:49.234 --> 12:53.667 align:start We want to live in a state where everybody, regardless of t 12:53.667 --> 12:58.501 align:start that they live in, regardless of their individual situation, 12:58.501 --> 13:01.834 align:start has has the possibility to remov 13:01.834 --> 13:05.501 align:start all the barriers to, being healt 13:05.634 --> 13:09.667 align:start And we never want to see anybody premature, early. 13:10.901 --> 13:14.300 align:start Ashley Bailey is a director at Oxford Health. 13:14.400 --> 13:17.634 align:start She has a similar sentiment to D but her 13:17.634 --> 13:20.567 align:start why focused on the next generati 13:20.567 --> 13:25.467 align:start Bailey says if we get it right n our children won't have to suffe 13:26.567 --> 13:28.634 align:start My personal experience on my own 13:28.634 --> 13:32.334 align:start I am having challenges right now navigating the health care syste 13:32.501 --> 13:37.033 align:start around a child who has ADHD, and it has been an experi. 13:37.234 --> 13:41.133 align:start And I would love to see this com full circle, 13:41.133 --> 13:43.400 align:start where we can bring the right res 13:43.400 --> 13:47.000 align:start so that these kids have the supp that they need to be successful. 13:47.000 --> 13:50.067 align:start It impacts not just the kids, but the families, 13:50.067 --> 13:52.367 align:start the teachers who are helping to 13:52.367 --> 13:55.467 align:start It's just the whole community that ends up being impacted by t 13:55.567 --> 13:59.634 align:start Bailey added bad health affects and she's proud to be 13:59.634 --> 14:03.701 align:start a part of a company of people that will influence change, 14:03.701 --> 14:07.467 align:start providing a brighter and healthier future for Louisia 14:07.734 --> 14:13.033 align:start It just gives me chills to know, that we're going to impact and c 14:13.033 --> 14:15.968 align:start and we're already doing it, but it's gonna be a profound imp 14:15.968 --> 14:18.234 align:start if we can continue to strengthen this initiative, 14:22.133 --> 14:23.267 align:start Saints fans are putting 14:23.267 --> 14:24.701 align:start away their paper bags 14:24.701 --> 14:27.534 align:start after enduring a gruesome seven game 14:27.634 --> 14:28.801 align:start losing streak. 14:28.801 --> 14:30.467 align:start This comes as interim head coach 14:30.467 --> 14:33.234 align:start Darren Ramsey showed up and showed out, 14:33.367 --> 14:35.767 align:start leading the team to a long awaited 14:35.767 --> 14:37.033 align:start victory over the Atlanta 14:37.033 --> 14:38.467 align:start Falcons last weekend. 14:38.534 --> 14:39.767 align:start Really hit the ground running 14:39.767 --> 14:41.801 align:start with some well-received changes 14:41.801 --> 14:43.300 align:start leading up to the win. 14:43.601 --> 14:45.901 align:start Sports correspondent Victor Howell sat down 14:45.901 --> 14:48.133 align:start with Saints reporter Sarah Palczewski 14:48.300 --> 14:49.767 align:start to look at what's next 14:49.901 --> 14:51.100 align:start for the black and gold. 14:53.467 --> 14:54.567 align:start Finally, some good news. 14:54.567 --> 14:55.367 align:start With the black and gold. 14:55.767 --> 14:57.634 align:start They get a win for the first time in eight weeks. 14:57.634 --> 15:00.167 align:start And who better to talk about it with us than Sara Palczewski. 15:00.167 --> 15:01.367 align:start She's based out of Baton Rouge 15:01.367 --> 15:04.367 align:start with NBC and Fox Weekly and GMB. 15:04.367 --> 15:05.701 align:start And is the Saints beat reporter. 15:05.701 --> 15:06.868 align:start Sarah, thanks for coming in. 15:06.868 --> 15:08.367 align:start Hey, we're finally talking good news. 15:09.000 --> 15:09.934 align:start It's finally fun 15:09.934 --> 15:11.267 align:start to talk about the Saints again. 15:11.267 --> 15:12.100 align:start It's been a while. 15:12.534 --> 15:14.267 align:start It has been a while and look we know they beat Atlanta. 15:14.267 --> 15:15.200 align:start That's the big news. 15:15.200 --> 15:16.334 align:start But the bigger news 15:16.334 --> 15:17.701 align:start is the fact that they made a coaching 15:17.701 --> 15:20.033 align:start change mid-season, something the Saints are not known 15:20.033 --> 15:20.701 align:start for doing. 15:20.801 --> 15:22.000 align:start But Dennis Allen was let go. 15:22.000 --> 15:23.200 align:start Darren Reggie comes in. 15:23.200 --> 15:24.167 align:start You're with the team. 15:24.434 --> 15:26.367 align:start What was what's the vibe been like after that move 15:26.367 --> 15:28.300 align:start was made leading up to and then through 15:28.300 --> 15:29.667 align:start finally getting a win, 15:29.968 --> 15:32.000 align:start we kind of talked about it as a media group 15:32.000 --> 15:33.667 align:start that you couldn't tell that the locker room 15:33.868 --> 15:35.200 align:start wasn't fun 15:35.467 --> 15:37.000 align:start until that coaching change, 15:37.000 --> 15:39.200 align:start because once we made that change, it was a lot 15:39.200 --> 15:39.868 align:start more lively. 15:40.200 --> 15:41.367 align:start Guys seem to be having a lot more fun. 15:41.367 --> 15:42.701 align:start The and the rearranging 15:42.701 --> 15:44.534 align:start of the locker room by interim head coach Darren Rose. 15:44.534 --> 15:47.000 align:start He seemed to have a huge pay off the defensive line 15:47.000 --> 15:48.834 align:start group, having fun with them, making their area 15:48.834 --> 15:50.467 align:start a little club area 15:50.467 --> 15:52.701 align:start and that wasn't noticeable. 15:52.701 --> 15:54.534 align:start We all thought that it was a fun 15:54.534 --> 15:56.501 align:start locker room throughout the season, even 15:56.501 --> 15:57.701 align:start when they were dominating 15:57.701 --> 15:59.000 align:start in weeks one and two. 15:59.033 --> 16:01.267 align:start But it really was actually those players just seemed like 16:01.267 --> 16:03.400 align:start they were punching the clock to get in and get out. 16:03.400 --> 16:06.234 align:start And now it just you can see the energy shift 16:06.234 --> 16:08.067 align:start from Darren Rizzi in that locker room. 16:08.067 --> 16:09.067 align:start Guys are having fun again. 16:09.067 --> 16:10.167 align:start They're playing basketball again. 16:10.167 --> 16:11.267 align:start They're joking. They're laughing. 16:11.267 --> 16:12.734 align:start They're actually hanging out in there. 16:12.734 --> 16:14.901 align:start Something that they weren't doing to start the season. 16:14.901 --> 16:16.167 align:start And I guess it shows you that sometimes 16:16.167 --> 16:17.434 align:start the little things can mean a lot, because 16:17.434 --> 16:18.601 align:start little things behind the scenes, like 16:18.601 --> 16:19.868 align:start just rearranging players 16:19.868 --> 16:21.067 align:start and where they're sitting. 16:21.067 --> 16:23.334 align:start And Rizzi, he's a unique guy. 16:23.334 --> 16:25.100 align:start And I know in is in his opening press conference, 16:25.100 --> 16:26.601 align:start he talked about, hey, I'm a fighter. 16:26.601 --> 16:27.667 align:start I was Division two. 16:27.667 --> 16:28.734 align:start I was a walk on. 16:28.734 --> 16:30.601 align:start I had to, you know, free agent in the NFL. 16:30.601 --> 16:32.234 align:start I started in D2 working his way up. 16:32.234 --> 16:33.767 align:start So he's got a little spunk that looks like 16:33.767 --> 16:35.934 align:start it carries over and influences his players. 16:35.934 --> 16:37.601 align:start I think one of the big things the players 16:37.601 --> 16:38.901 align:start kind of keep saying about Rosie 16:38.901 --> 16:40.834 align:start is he's authentically himself. 16:40.834 --> 16:42.100 align:start He hasn't changed 16:42.100 --> 16:43.767 align:start since he took over 16:43.767 --> 16:45.100 align:start as head coach, as interim 16:45.100 --> 16:47.234 align:start head coach for the Saints, he's always been the same guy 16:47.234 --> 16:49.267 align:start he's been since day one back in training camp, 16:49.267 --> 16:50.434 align:start and that's something that really resonates 16:50.434 --> 16:52.767 align:start with the players and his energy and type of. 16:52.767 --> 16:54.601 align:start He's a huge accountability guy 16:54.601 --> 16:56.267 align:start and during a losing streak, 16:56.267 --> 16:57.934 align:start you need someone to keep you accountable 16:57.934 --> 16:59.834 align:start and that really resonated with the players. 16:59.834 --> 17:01.133 align:start And on top of that, 17:01.133 --> 17:02.634 align:start him being a special teams coordinator. 17:02.634 --> 17:03.834 align:start He has a relationship with pretty 17:03.834 --> 17:05.334 align:start much everyone in that locker room. 17:05.501 --> 17:08.267 align:start And on top of that, even the players 17:08.267 --> 17:09.733 align:start who don't play special teams said, 17:09.934 --> 17:11.434 align:start I have a relationship with them too. 17:11.434 --> 17:12.934 align:start He always gives me a hug when I see him. 17:12.934 --> 17:14.501 align:start He's just one of those guys that the players 17:14.501 --> 17:16.767 align:start really can follow behind and lead. 17:16.834 --> 17:17.968 align:start Let me ask about one of the guys 17:17.968 --> 17:19.233 align:start who might have bought in right away 17:19.233 --> 17:21.634 align:start and that's Alvin Kamara, because beginning of the season 17:21.634 --> 17:23.334 align:start all the talk was about his house being listed. 17:23.334 --> 17:24.567 align:start Everybody thought he wanted to be traded. 17:24.567 --> 17:26.000 align:start He wanted out of New Orleans. He's 17:26.000 --> 17:27.400 align:start now signed a long term agreement 17:27.400 --> 17:28.666 align:start has an outstanding game. 17:28.666 --> 17:31.000 align:start And most importantly for him and people like you 17:31.000 --> 17:32.901 align:start I know will notice he now has a C on his chest. 17:33.099 --> 17:33.501 align:start Yeah. 17:34.067 --> 17:34.767 align:start And I think a huge part of that by 17:34.767 --> 17:36.067 align:start and also it kind of says 17:36.067 --> 17:38.501 align:start a lot about Camaro signing that contract extension 17:38.501 --> 17:39.800 align:start during that losing streak, 17:39.800 --> 17:41.800 align:start saying I'm going to be here and I'm going to be in 17:41.800 --> 17:43.767 align:start and he be here for the long haul. 17:43.767 --> 17:46.501 align:start And him being awarded a captain by Reggie 17:46.501 --> 17:49.067 align:start this past week really just was a long time 17:49.067 --> 17:50.300 align:start coming, and shows 17:50.300 --> 17:51.601 align:start he was a leader this whole time. 17:51.601 --> 17:52.800 align:start He's not a big rah rah rah guy. 17:52.800 --> 17:53.567 align:start He says that himself. 17:53.567 --> 17:54.334 align:start He doesn't talk a lot. 17:54.667 --> 17:56.267 align:start He just wants people to follow what he does. 17:56.267 --> 17:57.934 align:start He comes in and works hard, does his job, 17:58.067 --> 17:59.801 align:start and he wants to be there for his teammates. 17:59.801 --> 18:01.501 align:start And that resonated with me. 18:01.501 --> 18:03.234 align:start He was one of the first guys to really buy 18:03.234 --> 18:04.534 align:start into what Reggie was, telling them 18:04.534 --> 18:06.968 align:start that they have to do to be able to dig themselves 18:06.968 --> 18:09.300 align:start out of the hole they already put themselves in, 18:09.534 --> 18:11.400 align:start and he was rewarded with that captain's ship. 18:11.400 --> 18:12.968 align:start And bridges said that 18:12.968 --> 18:14.234 align:start once he was 18:14.234 --> 18:15.567 align:start that was announced for the team, 18:15.567 --> 18:17.000 align:start he got a huge round of applause. 18:17.000 --> 18:18.467 align:start People were very happy for him, 18:18.467 --> 18:19.901 align:start and that's not a surprise, 18:19.901 --> 18:21.334 align:start knowing how Kamara is 18:21.334 --> 18:22.567 align:start and how respected 18:22.567 --> 18:23.901 align:start he is among his teammates. 18:23.901 --> 18:25.834 align:start But when you talk about the instant reaction 18:25.834 --> 18:27.400 align:start and the acceptance of the players 18:27.400 --> 18:29.667 align:start to really his enthusiasm, do you think he's 18:29.667 --> 18:32.234 align:start the kind of guy that could work his way 18:32.234 --> 18:33.667 align:start into the full time position 18:33.667 --> 18:35.534 align:start or do you think the Saints are going to ride him 18:35.534 --> 18:36.968 align:start in his enthusiasm to try to dig 18:36.968 --> 18:38.200 align:start out of a seven game skid 18:38.367 --> 18:39.734 align:start and then and then look elsewhere? 18:40.234 --> 18:41.501 align:start It's tough to really know 18:41.501 --> 18:43.467 align:start what this will do, just because making a mid-season 18:43.467 --> 18:44.868 align:start coaching change doesn't happen. 18:44.868 --> 18:46.067 align:start The last time they did that 18:46.067 --> 18:47.501 align:start and fired a coach was 1980. 18:47.501 --> 18:49.067 align:start Before that was 1996. 18:49.701 --> 18:51.901 align:start And so there is no 18:51.901 --> 18:54.400 align:start real precedent to understand where the Saints will go. 18:54.400 --> 18:57.133 align:start It wouldn't surprise me if Reggie does get the 18:57.133 --> 18:58.567 align:start Saints back on a win streak 18:58.567 --> 19:00.434 align:start and somehow make it competitive 19:00.434 --> 19:02.734 align:start near the end of the season, that he might be more considered. 19:02.734 --> 19:04.133 align:start I also wouldn't be surprised 19:04.133 --> 19:05.868 align:start if they decide to go in a different direction 19:05.868 --> 19:08.133 align:start and just kind of blow the whole thing up in a sense, 19:08.133 --> 19:09.968 align:start and bring somebody fresh and new, and 19:09.968 --> 19:12.534 align:start that hasn't been there before, that can maybe 19:12.534 --> 19:15.133 align:start get them back on the right path and do something different. 19:15.133 --> 19:16.634 align:start And that's one of those phrases I know a lot of people 19:16.634 --> 19:18.400 align:start say, as we wrap up, we talk about blowing it up. 19:18.400 --> 19:19.634 align:start You've already lost Lattimore 19:19.634 --> 19:21.200 align:start because the trade huge salary cap. 19:21.200 --> 19:23.467 align:start But salary cap is a dark cloud over this team. 19:23.467 --> 19:25.634 align:start There are a lot of fan favorite players 19:25.634 --> 19:26.901 align:start you might want to get used to seeing now, 19:26.901 --> 19:27.934 align:start because you might not be seeing 19:27.934 --> 19:29.133 align:start them in the black and gold in the future. 19:29.133 --> 19:30.801 align:start I think a lot of their older 19:30.801 --> 19:32.133 align:start players are about, 19:32.234 --> 19:34.300 align:start at the time of their contract, running out a couple of years. 19:34.300 --> 19:35.767 align:start I don't think the Saints can necessarily 19:35.767 --> 19:37.467 align:start blow it up just because of how 19:37.467 --> 19:38.801 align:start their salary cap situation is. 19:38.801 --> 19:40.033 align:start I don't think they're complete, 19:40.033 --> 19:41.968 align:start completely resetting the bar, 19:41.968 --> 19:43.534 align:start but I would expect that 19:43.634 --> 19:45.033 align:start in a couple of years 19:45.033 --> 19:47.100 align:start you will start to see some new faces in that. 19:47.100 --> 19:49.133 align:start Maybe the Saints start to shift away 19:49.133 --> 19:50.868 align:start from signing their veteran players 19:50.868 --> 19:52.968 align:start to longer term contracts like they have been. 19:52.968 --> 19:54.701 align:start All the Saints have Cleveland coming up. 19:54.701 --> 19:55.400 align:start And you know what? 19:55.968 --> 19:57.067 align:start If they keep winning, let's keep talking because it's 19:57.200 --> 19:59.200 align:start nice to actually talk fun with the black and gold. 19:59.200 --> 20:00.467 align:start So I appreciate you 20:00.467 --> 20:01.901 align:start joining us and good luck this weekend 20:01.901 --> 20:02.934 align:start and the rest of the season with the Saints. 20:02.934 --> 20:04.067 align:start Absolutely. Thanks for having me. 20:04.067 --> 20:04.534 align:start Absolutely. 20:06.934 --> 20:07.200 align:start All right. 20:07.901 --> 20:08.968 align:start Well, sending the Saints good karma 20:08.968 --> 20:10.200 align:start with the new leadership. 20:10.300 --> 20:11.434 align:start And you know what, Karen? 20:11.701 --> 20:14.567 align:start If they win it out, they might possibly have a postseason. 20:14.567 --> 20:15.634 align:start So we're hoping for that. 20:15.634 --> 20:16.267 align:start All right. 20:16.267 --> 20:17.467 align:start Fingers crossed. 20:18.601 --> 20:19.601 align:start The Delta music 20:19.601 --> 20:21.300 align:start Museum in downtown Ferriday 20:21.300 --> 20:23.267 align:start draws international visitors 20:23.267 --> 20:25.467 align:start to the small town of 3000 residents. 20:25.868 --> 20:29.033 align:start Faraday has an outsized reputation 20:29.033 --> 20:31.234 align:start as the hometown of Jerry Lee Lewis 20:31.234 --> 20:32.601 align:start and his cousins, Mickey Gilley 20:32.868 --> 20:34.067 align:start and Jimmy Swaggart. 20:34.100 --> 20:36.133 align:start I'm taking you on a tour of the museum, 20:36.367 --> 20:37.601 align:start which is a featured stop 20:37.801 --> 20:39.868 align:start along the Mississippi Blues Trail. 20:44.434 --> 20:45.934 align:start Well every morning. 20:48.133 --> 20:50.801 align:start I wake up, with the blue. 20:51.767 --> 20:54.300 align:start Y z Ealey is in his late 80s 20:54.300 --> 20:55.601 align:start and still performs 20:55.601 --> 20:57.901 align:start his signature Delta blues tunes 20:57.901 --> 20:59.367 align:start that helped put Ferriday 20:59.367 --> 21:02.000 align:start on the musical map in the 1950s. 21:02.000 --> 21:04.367 align:start Y z performed at Haney's Big House 21:04.367 --> 21:05.701 align:start as the house band 21:05.701 --> 21:07.634 align:start opening for big name acts 21:07.634 --> 21:09.334 align:start traveling the Chitlin Trail, 21:09.334 --> 21:10.634 align:start a performance circuit 21:10.634 --> 21:11.868 align:start for black musicians. 21:11.968 --> 21:13.434 align:start we had an opportunity 21:14.100 --> 21:15.000 align:start to be the opening act 21:15.000 --> 21:16.300 align:start with guys like B.B. 21:16.300 --> 21:17.534 align:start King, 21:17.968 --> 21:19.300 align:start Little Milton 21:19.767 --> 21:22.334 align:start Larry Bergstom Big Joe Turner 21:22.334 --> 21:24.434 align:start Etta James 21:24.934 --> 21:25.868 align:start I'm honored to 21:25.868 --> 21:27.200 align:start have had that privilege 21:28.534 --> 21:29.667 align:start to be the opening act, 21:29.667 --> 21:31.434 align:start the first big know band 21:31.968 --> 21:32.868 align:start Today, Y, 21:32.868 --> 21:34.534 align:start Z is playing in an exhibit 21:34.534 --> 21:36.868 align:start that pays homage to his legacy 21:36.868 --> 21:39.100 align:start at the Delta music Museum and Arcade 21:39.100 --> 21:41.033 align:start Theater in downtown Faraday. 21:41.601 --> 21:44.000 align:start Hi, Karen, Nice to see you. 21:44.000 --> 21:46.300 align:start Welcome to the Delta Music Museum. 21:47.367 --> 21:48.267 align:start I think you're going to be 21:48.267 --> 21:49.868 align:start really glad you came today. 21:50.634 --> 21:52.367 align:start This is a great little jewel 21:52.701 --> 21:54.367 align:start that houses 21:54.367 --> 21:56.634 align:start a lot of musical history 21:57.300 --> 21:59.033 align:start that all happened in this tiny 21:59.033 --> 22:00.367 align:start little town. 22:00.367 --> 22:01.667 align:start you are in the old 22:01.667 --> 22:03.100 align:start Ferriday post office. 22:03.267 --> 22:04.434 align:start This old building was built 22:04.434 --> 22:06.734 align:start in 1939 by the WPA 22:06.901 --> 22:08.567 align:start and a local gentleman 22:08.567 --> 22:09.734 align:start saved the building. 22:09.734 --> 22:11.100 align:start It was going to be torn down, 22:11.100 --> 22:13.767 align:start and donated it to the state of Louisiana. 22:13.767 --> 22:15.400 align:start the secretary of state's office 22:15.400 --> 22:16.701 align:start for the state of Louisiana 22:16.767 --> 22:18.534 align:start operates this museum. 22:18.534 --> 22:20.834 align:start And we're just very fortunate that 22:21.434 --> 22:22.901 align:start we get to honor 22:23.534 --> 22:25.601 align:start our three famous cousins 22:25.601 --> 22:26.868 align:start that are from this town. 22:27.100 --> 22:29.534 align:start Of course, Reverend Jimmy Swaggart, 22:29.534 --> 22:31.267 align:start one of the first televangelist 22:32.334 --> 22:33.667 align:start on television. 22:34.033 --> 22:36.601 align:start Mickey Gilley, Urban Cowboy, 22:36.934 --> 22:38.434 align:start and, of course, the killer, 22:38.434 --> 22:39.701 align:start Jerry Lee Lewis. 22:39.701 --> 22:42.267 align:start all born in the year 1935. 22:42.267 --> 22:44.334 align:start learned to play in the Pentecostal church, 22:44.334 --> 22:45.767 align:start and everybody 22:45.767 --> 22:47.267 align:start knew them around town. 22:47.434 --> 22:48.934 align:start There's some other stuff 22:48.934 --> 22:50.334 align:start I'd like to show you to here 22:50.334 --> 22:52.267 align:start in addition to the lessons. 22:52.267 --> 22:53.601 align:start Let's take a walk. 22:53.767 --> 22:55.434 align:start During the 1950s, 22:55.434 --> 22:57.834 align:start blues, gospel, and country music 22:57.834 --> 22:59.601 align:start in the Delta region converged 22:59.601 --> 23:01.267 align:start in a musical mash up 23:01.267 --> 23:02.801 align:start known as rockabilly. 23:02.801 --> 23:05.267 align:start the museum honors these genres 23:05.267 --> 23:07.667 align:start and musicians with ties to Louisiana. 23:07.801 --> 23:10.000 align:start Faraday's claim to fame begins 23:10.000 --> 23:11.300 align:start with the birth of Jerry Lee 23:11.300 --> 23:12.567 align:start Lewis, a piano. 23:12.567 --> 23:13.801 align:start singer and songwriter 23:13.801 --> 23:15.167 align:start nicknamed the killer 23:15.167 --> 23:16.667 align:start rock and roll's first 23:16.667 --> 23:18.000 align:start great wild man. 23:18.133 --> 23:19.901 align:start He was a good old homegrown boy. 23:20.000 --> 23:22.167 align:start He always was introduced. 23:22.167 --> 23:24.634 align:start And that was part of what he would tell everybody. 23:24.734 --> 23:25.934 align:start Jerry Lee Lewis from 23:25.934 --> 23:27.133 align:start Ferriday Louisiana. 23:27.133 --> 23:28.501 align:start That's what he always wanted. 23:28.501 --> 23:29.734 align:start And he got it. 23:29.734 --> 23:30.734 align:start Sherrie McMahon 23:30.801 --> 23:33.300 align:start helped foster the museum in its infancy. 23:33.300 --> 23:35.601 align:start It's a tribute to her famous cousins 23:35.601 --> 23:37.434 align:start Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart 23:37.434 --> 23:38.601 align:start and Mickey Gilley. 23:38.667 --> 23:40.334 align:start it was like a vortex 23:40.334 --> 23:41.601 align:start just met here. 23:41.601 --> 23:43.601 align:start And those mamas had you got pregnant 23:43.601 --> 23:44.834 align:start with those babies 23:44.834 --> 23:46.167 align:start that would never be anybody else 23:46.167 --> 23:47.667 align:start like them in the world, 23:47.667 --> 23:49.067 align:start But Jerry Lee, 23:49.467 --> 23:50.901 align:start there'll never be another killer 23:51.167 --> 23:52.767 align:start do hope people will come 23:52.767 --> 23:54.067 align:start and see our 23:54.067 --> 23:56.667 align:start the exhibits here of all the fabulous people. 23:56.667 --> 23:59.000 align:start Faraday is the unlikely wellspring 23:59.000 --> 24:00.400 align:start of talent with local 24:00.400 --> 24:01.567 align:start and regional ties. 24:01.567 --> 24:03.033 align:start Country singer Conway 24:03.033 --> 24:05.200 align:start Twitty lived in nearby Tallulah. 24:05.200 --> 24:06.467 align:start An exhibit of his stage 24:06.467 --> 24:08.167 align:start costumes, Awards and records 24:08.167 --> 24:09.501 align:start stand alongside 24:09.501 --> 24:10.868 align:start exhibits of living 24:10.868 --> 24:12.133 align:start legend Irma Thomas. 24:12.133 --> 24:13.400 align:start Tributes to Frogman 24:13.400 --> 24:14.801 align:start Henry from New Orleans, 24:14.801 --> 24:17.234 align:start who was the opening act for the Beatles and Louisiana 24:17.234 --> 24:19.567 align:start Hayride radio star Johnny Horton. 24:19.734 --> 24:22.400 align:start the principal genres of music 24:22.400 --> 24:24.133 align:start that went into making 24:24.133 --> 24:26.067 align:start early rock and roll and rockabilly music 24:26.067 --> 24:27.400 align:start were gospel 24:27.667 --> 24:28.968 align:start country music 24:28.968 --> 24:30.167 align:start and rhythm and blues. 24:30.367 --> 24:31.400 align:start And all of that 24:31.400 --> 24:33.167 align:start was in abundance right here 24:33.167 --> 24:35.400 align:start in the central part of the Mississippi Delta. 24:35.567 --> 24:37.033 align:start people latched on to it. 24:37.033 --> 24:38.300 align:start There was just something 24:38.300 --> 24:40.167 align:start in the soil, as they say. 24:40.567 --> 24:41.534 align:start Delta Blues 24:41.534 --> 24:43.167 align:start is at the core of Ferriday 24:43.167 --> 24:44.367 align:start musical legacy, 24:44.367 --> 24:46.334 align:start fostered by Haney's Big House, 24:46.334 --> 24:48.634 align:start which put on Sunday night shows. 24:48.801 --> 24:51.133 align:start Mr. Will Haney We loved him. 24:51.133 --> 24:52.701 align:start I grew up about three blocks 24:52.701 --> 24:54.200 align:start from his juke joint 24:54.200 --> 24:55.868 align:start I would hear the music from Mr. 24:55.868 --> 24:57.868 align:start Will Haneys wafting in the window, 24:57.868 --> 25:00.133 align:start and that's where Jerry Lee would sneak in, 25:00.133 --> 25:03.701 align:start This is our replica of the famous, 25:03.701 --> 25:05.067 align:start internationally famous 25:05.300 --> 25:06.634 align:start Haneys big house 25:06.868 --> 25:09.300 align:start It was the launching pad, 25:09.300 --> 25:11.601 align:start for the greatest musical 25:11.601 --> 25:12.901 align:start artist of the day. 25:13.100 --> 25:14.801 align:start This was a place 25:14.801 --> 25:17.300 align:start where people like Ray Charles, B.B. 25:17.300 --> 25:19.067 align:start King, Little Richard 25:19.200 --> 25:21.400 align:start They all played at Haney's big house 25:21.467 --> 25:22.868 align:start because it was on 25:22.868 --> 25:24.801 align:start what was known as the Chitlin Circuit. 25:25.100 --> 25:26.467 align:start the voice of the blues 25:27.868 --> 25:29.133 align:start came from 25:29.133 --> 25:30.534 align:start slavery The way 25:30.534 --> 25:31.801 align:start of life was slavery. 25:34.133 --> 25:37.701 align:start The only in my point of view 25:38.934 --> 25:40.801 align:start is to find a peace of mind, 25:41.200 --> 25:42.801 align:start what it is seeing and 25:43.133 --> 25:44.534 align:start and harmonize 25:45.133 --> 25:46.901 align:start it gives me the privilege 25:48.467 --> 25:50.634 align:start here to hold on to something 25:50.801 --> 25:52.133 align:start that belonged to me 25:53.567 --> 25:55.534 align:start and belonged to my race. 25:56.067 --> 25:58.033 align:start The old Arcade Theater stands 25:58.033 --> 26:00.434 align:start next door to the museum, and on this day 26:00.434 --> 26:02.968 align:start we find artist Grantham Molnar painting 26:02.968 --> 26:05.200 align:start the murals of Ferriday musical roots. 26:05.200 --> 26:07.634 align:start The theater serves as a community gathering 26:07.634 --> 26:09.868 align:start space for culture and arts events. 26:09.868 --> 26:11.200 align:start Admission is free 26:11.200 --> 26:13.200 align:start and marketing is by word of mouth. 26:13.200 --> 26:16.200 align:start Yet somehow international tourists 26:16.200 --> 26:18.634 align:start find their way to downtown Ferriday 26:18.634 --> 26:20.367 align:start Many superfans 26:20.367 --> 26:22.467 align:start of these celebrated musical greats. 26:22.701 --> 26:24.501 align:start What is it about Ferriday 26:24.501 --> 26:27.200 align:start that breeds all this homegrown 26:27.200 --> 26:29.200 align:start talent, these musical greats? 26:29.634 --> 26:30.367 align:start I don't know. 26:30.701 --> 26:33.133 align:start It just something in the delta, it drifted 26:33.133 --> 26:36.367 align:start and flared up the river or down the river. 26:36.367 --> 26:38.334 align:start It just raised the whole panel. 26:41.701 --> 26:46.701 align:start For. That's our show for this week. 26:46.767 --> 26:48.868 align:start Remember, you can watch anything. 26:48.868 --> 26:50.033 align:start LPB, any time, 26:50.033 --> 26:52.501 align:start wherever you are, with our LPB app. 26:52.534 --> 26:53.033 align:start That's right. 26:53.200 --> 26:54.701 align:start And you can catch LPB news 26:54.701 --> 26:56.100 align:start and public affairs shows, 26:56.267 --> 26:57.701 align:start as well as other Louisiana 26:57.701 --> 27:00.100 align:start programs you've come to enjoy over the years. 27:00.234 --> 27:02.400 align:start And please like us on Facebook 27:02.701 --> 27:04.834 align:start and Instagram for everyone 27:04.834 --> 27:06.934 align:start at Louisiana Public Broadcasting. 27:07.100 --> 27:08.100 align:start I'm Karen LeBlanc. 27:08.100 --> 27:09.567 align:start And I'm Dorothea Wilson. 27:09.601 --> 27:10.534 align:start Until next time. 27:10.534 --> 27:12.167 align:start That's the state we're in. 27:39.901 --> 27:41.601 align:start Support for Louisiana. 27:41.601 --> 27:42.934 align:start The state we're in 27:42.934 --> 27:45.434 align:start is provided by Entergy. 27:45.434 --> 27:47.601 align:start Louisiana is strengthening our power grid 27:47.601 --> 27:48.767 align:start throughout the state. 27:49.167 --> 27:50.868 align:start We're reinforcing infrastructure 27:51.334 --> 27:52.934 align:start to prepare for stronger storms, 27:53.434 --> 27:54.667 align:start reduce outages, 27:55.033 --> 27:55.601 align:start and respond 27:55.734 --> 27:56.934 align:start quicker when you do need us. 27:57.067 --> 27:58.901 align:start Because together we power life. 27:59.701 --> 28:00.767 align:start Additional support 28:00.767 --> 28:02.000 align:start provided by the Fred B 28:02.000 --> 28:04.434 align:start and Ruth B Zigler Foundation and the Zigler 28:04.434 --> 28:05.801 align:start Art Museum, located 28:05.801 --> 28:07.000 align:start in Jennings City Hall. 28:07.000 --> 28:09.100 align:start The museum focuses on emerging 28:09.100 --> 28:10.434 align:start Louisiana artists 28:10.434 --> 28:11.667 align:start and is a historical 28:11.667 --> 28:14.133 align:start and cultural center for Southwest Louisiana 28:14.501 --> 28:15.934 align:start and by Mary Bird 28:15.934 --> 28:17.234 align:start Perkins Cancer Center. 28:17.734 --> 28:18.968 align:start Visit Baton Rouge 28:19.734 --> 28:20.667 align:start and the Foundation 28:20.667 --> 28:22.300 align:start for Excellence in Louisiana Public 28:22.300 --> 28:24.334 align:start Broadcasting and viewers like you. 28:24.667 --> 28:25.267 align:start Thank you.