Louisiana: The State We're In 09/30/2011

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As election time draws near, one big question is out there, what happened to Louisiana's Democratic Party? Democrats are almost non-existent in the state's biggest races. Shauna Sanford finds out why. Poverty rates in Louisiana are on the rise. With poverty, often there is hunger. Sue Lincoln shows how schools across the state are teaching students to grow school gardens. Brittany Howard with the Mental Health Association of Louisiana discusses the advantages of hiring a dependable and motivated workforce in Louisiana looking to make a difference. This new documentary series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tells the true story of the rise, rule and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Burns sits down with us to talk about Prohibition, which premieres Sunday, October 2nd at 7PM on LPB.

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