SUPPORT COMES FROM -- ENTERGY PROVIDES MUCH MORE THAN POWER.
WE SUPPORT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT LOCAL SCHOOLS TO BUILD A BRIGHTER PATH TO BETTER
JOBS AND HELP PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION. TOGETHER, WE POWER LIFE.
ENTERGY. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE FRED B. AND RUTH B.
ZIEGLER FOUNDATION AND THE ZIEGLER ART MUSEUM LOCATED IN JENNINGS CITY HALL.
THE MUSEUM FOCUSES ON EMERGING LOUISIANA ARTISTS AND IS AN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CENTER
FOR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. AND THE FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN LOUISIANA PUBLIC
BROADCASTING WITH SUPPORT FROM VIEWERS LIKE YOU. IT'S A TREMENDOUS TASK.
IMPROVING GUN SAFETY IN LOUISIANA SCHOOLS. ONE CASE IS TOO MANY, 53 IS
WAY TOO MANY. THE REBOUND OF WEST NILE VIRUS.
BY GETTING RID OF RODENTS, WE'RE SAVING WETLANDS. WE PREVIEW RODENTS OF UNUSUAL
SIZE. HI, EVERYONE. I'M ANDRE MOREAU.
MUCH MORE ON THOSE STORIES IN A MOMENT ON THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF "SWI," BUT FIRST, ANOTHER
NATIONAL CREDIT RATING AGENCY HAS AN IMPROVED VIEW OF LOUISIANA FINANCES.
S&P GLOBAL BOOSTED THE OUTLOOK FROM NEGATIVE TO STABLE, SAME
THING MOODY'S DID IN JULY. THEY SAY THE IMPROVEMENT COMES
FROM THE SEVEN YEAR SALES TAX RENEWAL THAT GIVES US SOME
BUDGET PREDICTABILITY. NOW A LOOK AT OTHER HEADLINES
ACROSS LOUISIANA. THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
HAS ENDORSED THE PLAN TO DEEPEN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM BATON ROUGE TO THE GULF TO 50 FEET.
THE CORPS ESTIMATES THE PLAN WILL MEAN BENEFITS OF $100
MILLION TO THE NATION'S ECONOMY COMPARED TO AVERAGE ANNUAL COSTS
OF ALMOST $18 MILLION. THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS
MUST APPROVE THE FINAL PROPOSAL. A ONCE HIGHLY TOUTED ECONOMIC
DEAL WITH BELL HELICOPTERS AND THE STATE THAT HAS SOURED INTO
LAWSUITS, L.E.D. SECRETARY DON PIERSON THIS WEEK ENDED THE DEAL
AFTER "FOUR YEARS OF UNDERPERFORMANCE BY THE
COMPANY." THE STATE SPENT $26 MILLION TO
BUILD A HOME IN LAFAYETTE FOR BELL TO ASSEMBLE CHOPPERS AND
CREATE JOBS. BELL OFFERED THE STATE $16
MILLION TWO YEARS AGO TO END THE DEAL, BUT SAYS IT'S NO LONGER
WILLING TO PAY THAT TERMINATION PENALTY.
THE STATE'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CONTINUED RISING IN JULY,
SHOWING AN UPTICK FOR A FOURTH STRAIGHT MONTH.
THE JOBLESS RATE ROSE TO 4.9% FROM 4.7% IN JUNE.
THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED HERE IS NOW ABOUT 105,000.
IN CONTRAST, JULY'S U.S. UNMIAMI -- UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLING TO
3.9% FROM 4% IN JUNE. STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
EDUCATION JOHN WHITE SAYS SALARIES FOR LOUISIANA PUBLIC
SCHOOL TEACHERS NEED TO BE RAISED.
THE LATEST FIGURES SHOW OUR TEACHERS ARE PAID JUST SHY OF
$50,000 ON AVERAGE WHILE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS MORE THAN
$58,000 ANNUALLY. GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS SAYS
HE HOPES TO RECOMMEND TO LAWMAKERS AN INCREASE IN PUBLIC
SCHOOL FINANCING NEXT YEAR TO HELP PAY FOR TEACHER RAISES.
WHEN THOUSANDS OF STATE COLLEGE STUDENTS RETURNED TO CLASSES
THIS WEEK, THEY FOUND IT IS COSTING MORE TO GET THEIR
EDUCATION. THE LSU AND SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
SYSTEMS ENACTED CAMPUSWIDE FEE HIKES OF UP TO 5%.
THE FEE CHARGES AREN'T COVERED BY TOPS.
FULL-TIME STUDENTS ON LSU'S MAIN CAMPUS ARE NOW PAYING $282 MORE
PER SEMESTER. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
IS URGING PEOPLE TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO GUARD AGAINST
WEST NILE SLY RUS. LOUISIANA HAS THE MOST CASES IN
THE COUNTRY. WE TALKED WITH RANI WHITFIELD.
WE ARE IN THE PEAK OF MOSQUITO SEASON, FROM SUMMER
INTO FALL AND THE PRESENCE OF WEST NILE VIRUS IS SUDDENLY
RAISING RED FLAGS ACROSS THE U.S. AND PARTICULARLY IN
LOUISIANA. WEST NILE IS MOST COMMONLY
SPREAD TO PEOPLE BY MOSQUITO BITES.
THE CDC REPORTS THAT AS OF AUGUST 7, 40 STATES AND THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HAVE REPORTED WEST NILE INFECTIONS IN
PEOPLE, BIRDS, OR MOSQUITOS THIS YEAR.
THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS REPORTING TWO AND A
HALF TIMES MORE CASES THAN A YEAR AGO.
FIFTY THREE CASEG THIS YEAR COMPARED TO 21 THIS TIME LAST
YEAR, SO THAT GETS YOUR ATTENTION.
OH, WITHOUT A DOUBT. ONE CASE GETS YOUR ATTENTION
BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T ANTICIPATE HAPPENING.
PHYSICIANS KNOW ABOUT WEST NILE AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS
THAT WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT, EVERYBODY WAS SCARED, LIKE SARS,
WE PANIC AND FREAK OUT, THEN THINGS CALM DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
BUT TO HAVE A RESURGENCE THIS YEAR DEFINITELY GETS YOUR
ATTENTION. ONE CASE IS TOO MANY, BUT 53 IS
WAY TOO MANY. OF THOSE 53 CASES, NINE WERE
ASYMPTOMATIC OR SHOWING NO SYMPTOMS.
THIRTEEN DEVELOPED WEST NILE FEVER IN WHICH PEOPLE EXPERIENCE
FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS. THIRTY-ONE DEVELOPED
NEUROINVASIVE DISEASE, THE MOST SERIOUS TYPE OF ILLNESS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIRUS. IT INFECTS THE BRAIN AND SPINAL
CORD AND CAN LEAD TO BRAIN DAMAGE, PARALYSIS AND EVEN
DEATH. WHY IS IT THAT THERE'S NOT
SOMETHING THAT IF YOU HAVE THE WORST FORM OF IT, WHY CAN'T IT
BE TREATED? IT'S A VIRAL ILLNESS LIKE
HIV. THERE'S NO TREATMENT.
LIKE A COMMON COLD, THERE'S NO TREATMENT FOR THE VIRUS.
WE TREAT THE SYMPTOMS. IF YOU ARE VOMITING, NASEOUS,
TREAT YOU, IF IT TAKES A TURN FOR THE WORSE, THERE'S VERY
LITTLE WE CAN DO. THE CDC SAYS ONE IN 150
PEOPLE INFECTED WILL SEE THE WORST OF IT.
YOU CAN GET ENCEPHALITIS, INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN,
MENINGITIS INFLAMMATION OF THE MENINGES THAT COVER THE BRAIN
AND IT CAN KILL YOU. YOU'VE GOT TO USE YOUR UNIVERSAL
PRECAUTIONS, YOU KNOW, LONG SLEEVE CLOTHING.
IF YOU APPLY DEET MOSQUITO REPELLENT WITH DEET NOT ON
INFANTS. THERE WILL SPECIAL REPELLANTS
FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. IF YOU CAN DO SOME MOSQUITO
ABATEMENT, THERE ARE NEW TREATMENTS.
BEING CAUTIOUS. BEING AWARE.
IF YOU DO PRESENT WITH BIZARRE SYMPTOMS AFTER BEING OUTDOORS,
IT CAN BE DEHYDRATION, BUT IT CAN BE A VIRAL ILLNESS YOU HAVE
GOTTEN FROM A MOSQUITO. YOU NEED TO SEEK PHYSICIAN'S
CARE EVEN IF THERE IS NO TREATMENT.
THE EARLIER WE DETECT SOMETHING THE BETTER THE TREATMENT WILL
BE. THE CDC RECOMMENDS THAT YOU
CAREFULLY FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS TO APPLY MOSQUITO REPELLANT.
LOOK FOR ANY STANDING, STAGNANT WATER AROUND YOUR HOME AND DRAIN
IT BECAUSE IT IS A PRIME BREEDING GROUND FOR MOSQUITOS.
IT'S FORTUNATE THAT MOST PEOPLE INFECTED WITH WEST NILE WILL NOT
HAVE SYMPTOMS. ABOUT ONE IN FIVE WILL HAVE
FEVER OR OTHER SYMPTOMS. THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE, I
THINK OVER 80% ARE ASYMPTOMATIC, HAVE NO SYMPTOMS.
YOU WOULD FIND OUT THAT YOU'RE INFECTED BY WEST NILE IF SOME
OTHER BLOOD TEST WERE DONE AND THEY WERE SCREENING FOR
DISEASES. WHEN THEY DO BLOOD DRAWS, THEY
ALWAYS CHECK YOU FOR HEPATITIS OR HIV.
WEST NILE IS NOW BECOMING A PART OF THAT TEST BECAUSE WE HAVE TO
BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT IT. YOU DON'T WANT TO TRANSFUSE AN
INFECTED BLOOD INTO SOMEONE ELSE AND SO THAT'S WHY WE DO THE
TESTING. OUR THANKS TO DR. RANI
WHITFIELD, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH UPDATES THEIR NUMBERS
EACH WEEK. AMONG THESE 53 HUMAN CASES, THEY
REPORT TWO DEATHS. NOW IN THE WAKE OF THE DEADLY
FEBRUARY SHOOTING IN PARKLAND, FLORIDA, GOVERNOR JOHN
BEL EDWARDS ASSEMBLED A COMMISSION WITH A VARIETY OF
STAKEHOLDERS TO LOOK AT SAFETY IN LOUISIANA SCHOOLS.
WITH SCHOOL BACK IN SESSION, LPB'S KELLY SPIRES CHECKED IN
WITH STATE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT COLONEL KEVIN REEVES.
STUDENTS ARE COMING BACK TO SCHOOL.
WHAT ARE THEY SEEING ON THEIR CAMPUS THAT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT
WHEN THEY LEFT? WE HOPE THEY ARE NOT
EXPERIENCING ANYTHING DIFFERENT ON THEIR CAMPUS.
WE HOPE WHAT WE ARE DOING IS NOT EASILY NOTICEABLE BY THEM OR
AFFECT THEIR ABILITY TO INTERACT IN A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT IN
THE SCHOOL. THE SAFETY COMMISSION ENACTED BY
THE GOVERNOR WAS REALLY TO BRING TOGETHER LAW ENFORCEMENT,
EDUCATION AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS INTO A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE
CAN MAKE OUR SCHOOLS SAFER. IT IS A BROAD BODY.
WE BROKE IT INTO TWO PHASES. WE PARTNERS, STATE POLICE
PARTNERED WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, CITY POLICE,
SUPERINTENDENT AND PRINCIPALS OF THE SCHOOLS TO EVALUATE ALL THE
SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND LOOK AT THINGS
SUCH AS ENTRYWAYS AND EXIT AREAS AND ALSO TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER
THINGS WE COULD SEE IF THERE ARE THINGS WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO
BETTER. ASSESSING EVERY SCHOOL SEEMS
LIKE A LOT OF WORK? IT IS A TREMENDOUS TASK.
LET ME SAY WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT ALONE.
IT IS A TRUE PARTNERSHIP TO INCLUDE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND
CITY POLICE WHO ARE ACTUALLY THE PRIMARY AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. YOU MENTIONED THE TERM SCHOOL
RESOURCE OFFICER. WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT?
A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THAT IS PROVIDED TO THE
SCHOOL TO PROVIDE A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR THE SCHOOL.
THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OFTENTIMES GET PAINTED AS, YOU
KNOW, MORE OF A TRUE LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTION AND THEY
ARE, BUT THEY ALSO ALLOW FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INTERACT WITH
THE KIDS IN A POSITIVE WAY AND LET THE KIDS GET TO KNOW THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND HOPEFULLY BUILD THAT ARENAA OF
TRUST. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO MAKE
SURE THAT NOT ONLY DO WE PROVIDE A SAFETY ENVIRONMENT FOR THE
KIDS, BUT THEY FEEL THAT SAFE ENVIRONMENT, THAT SENSE OF
SECURITY. AND FOR THE PARENTS ALSO TO KNOW
WHEN YOU DROP YOUR KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL THEY ARE BEING PROVIDED
WITH THE SAFEST ENVIRONMENT WE CAN.
I HEARD MAKES THERE ARE LESS ENTRY POINTS TO A SCHOOL IS A
LOW IMPACT THING TO MAKE THINGS SAFER.
IS THAT SOMETHING WE ARE SEEING IN LOTS OF SCHOOLS?
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, ULTIMATELY, SURE, WE WOULD LIKE
TO GO TO A SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY AT ALL SCHOOLS.
I DID FORGET TO MENTION THAT THE FIRE MARSHALS WERE A PART OF OUR
EVALUATION TEAM. THERE ARE CERTAIN LAWS, RULES
THAT GOVERN BEING ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF FACILITIES BECAUSE OF
FIRES. THEY WERE A CRITICAL PART OF US
LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN ADJUST HOW KIDS COME IN AND EXIT SCHOOLS.
MENTAL HEALTH IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT COMES UP IN
CONVERSATIONS INVOLVING SCHOOL AND GUN SAFETY.
HOW DOES MENTAL HEALTH FIGURE INTO WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING?
WE DO HAVE MEMBERS FROM MENTAL HEALTH FROM THE GUIDANCE
COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION AND MENTAL HEALTH EXECUTIVES AND
PRACTITIONERS. WHAT ARE THE LONG-TERM PLANS
OF THE SAFETY COMMISSION AND WHEN DO YOU THINK EVERYTHING
WILL WRAUP UP? THEY WILL LOOK AT FANSING.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE MONEY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.
A LOT OF THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE APPLYING FOR
GRANTS TO HELP INCREASE SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY.
WE LOOKED AT CAMERA SYSTEMS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR THE
CLASSROOMS. A WIDE VARIETY OF THINGS WE
LOOKED AT TO TRY TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF THE STUDENTS.
ANOTHER THING THE LONG RANGE BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION WILL LOOK
AT IS LEGISLATION. WE LOOK AT CURRENT LAWS
GOVERNING ACTIVITY AROUND SCHOOLS AND IS THERE ROOM FOR
IMPROVEMENT IN THAT. IT IS NOT TO SAY THE LAWS WE ARE
NOT GOOD. BUT WE LIVE IN A CHANGING WORLD
AND FROM TIME TO TIME TO RE-EVALUATE IS SOMETHING WE
SHOULD BE DOING. AS FAR AS WHEN IT IS GOING TO
WRAP UP? I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS EVER GOING
TO WRAP UP. WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOL SAFETY
WE SHOULD BE IN A CONSTANT STATE OF EEVALUATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT OF SCHOOLS, THIS MONTH LOUISIANA
PUBLIC SQUARE EXPLORED THE POWER OF READING.
LOUISIANA'S LITERACY RATE IS FAR BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE SO
LPB BROUGHT STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS HOW THAT
PROBLEM CAN BE ADDRESSED. ROBYN MERRICK MODERATED THE
EVENT AT BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
FIRST I WANT TO HEAR FROM BRANDY.
SHE IS A TEACHER. WHEN STUDENTS HAVE THAT
CHOICE IN THE BOOKS THEY ARE READING IN CLASS OR AT HOME THEY
TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN FURTHERING THEIR KNOWLEDGE.
SO WE HAVE TAKEN THE STAND OF GIVING THEM A CHOICE IN THE
PIECES OF WRITING THAT THEY ARE WRITING IN OUR CLASS.
LITERACY NO LONGER JUST ENCOMPASSES READING.
IT IS ALSO FOR WRITING. MY REASON FOR GOING BACK IS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS. I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN TO POUR AND
SOW INTO. I NEED TO GIVE THEM THE BEST OF
ME. I CAN'T LEAD BY EXAMPLE IF I'M
NOT THAT EXAMPLE. WE ACTUALLY HOST THREE BOOK
FESTIVALS THAT DRAW PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.
I'M GOING TO FLIP THE SCRIPT A LITTLE BIT.
GERARD, YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT SPIN IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMIC
IMPACT ON READING PARTICULARLY WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AT
BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. EVERYTHING WE DO IN WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT IS LITERACY SKILLS. WELDING IS SOMETHING THAT IS
STILL HANDS ON, BUT WITH THE NEW TECHNOLOGY IT IS ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE, ROBOTS AND AUTOMATION, THERE ARE NEW
PROCEDURES YOU HAVE TO READ ON A DAILY BASIS.
YOU CAN'T GO TO JIM AND SAY READ ME THIS PROCEDURE.
I KEEP THINKING OF "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD" AND HOW EVERYBODY
RELATES TO THAT BOOK. I THINK I WAS SCOUT.
I ALWAYS RELATED WELL TO THAT BOOK.
THE KEY IS TO TALK ABOUT LITERATURE.
YOU CAN CATCH A REBROADCAST OF LOUISIANA PUBLIC SQUARE, THE
POWER OF READING, TONIGHT, FRIDAY, AT 8:00 P.M. OR YOU CAN
STREAM THE SHOW ONLINE AT LPB.ORG/PUBLICSQUARE RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE TO KEEP FIGHTING THEM.
THAT IS A CLIP FROM A FILM YOU CAN SEE THIS WEEKEND ABOUT
MENACE TO LOUISIANA'S VANISHING COAST.
RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE, WHICH WILL BE SHOWING IN SHREVEPORT,
BATON ROUGE, AND NEW ORLEANS, IS ABOUT THE NUTRIA.
THE INVASIVE 20-POUND SOUTH AMERICAN RODENTS WITH A
VORACIOUS APPETITE TO EAT UP COASTAL WETLANDS.
JEFF SPRINGER AND QUINN COSTELLO ARE TWO OF THE FILM'S
CO-DIRECTORS. THERE ARE THREE OF YOU, BUT HOW
DID YOU COME TO DO THIS FILM? I THINK WE ARE ALL INTERESTED
IN INTERESTING ENVIRONMENTAL STORIES.
CHRIS AND I HEARD ABOUT THE STORY QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO.
CHRIS IS ONE OF YOUR OTHER -- YEAH.
IT IS INTERESTING. IT IS ENVIRONMENTAL, BUT
UNEXPECTED. BY GETTING RID OF THE RODENT WE
ARE SAYING THE WETLANDS. WHERE DID THE TIP COME FROM
TO DO THIS? I MET A WOMAN, A FRIEND WHO
JUST GOT IN THE JOB IN NEW ORLEANS TRYING TO ERADICATE THEM
AROUND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. YOU'RE ERADICAING WHAT?
THESE LARGE RODENTS THAT PEOPLE ARE EATING AND WEARING AND
HUNTDING. ALL THESE PEOPLE SHE KEPED
DESCRIBING. YOU TRACE THE NUTRIA TIMELINE
TO LOUISIANA AND FASCINATING HOW THE POPULATION EXPLODE.
THEY WERE BROUGHT FROM ARGENTINA TO SOUTH AMERICA FOR
FUR FARMS IN THE 1930s. THEY GET LOOSE AND THE
POPULATION START GROWING. PEOPLE WHO WERE TRAPPING MUSK
RAT KNEW THEY COULD SELL THESE FURS, TOO.
FUR FELL OUT OF FASHION IN THE 1980s SO WHEN MAN WASN'T HUNTING
THEM ANYMORE, THEY GOT OUT OF CONTROL.
THE STATE GOT PEOPLE TO EAT THEM OUT OF EXISTENCE.
NOW THERE IS A COMPANY THAT IS HAVING SUCCESS MAKING THEM INTO
DOG BISCUITS. OVERALL, THE POPULATION OF
EATING NUTRIA TO WHERE THEY WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM WAS NOT
ACCEPTABLE TO LA -- LOUISIANA YEAHENS.
NOW WE HAVE THE BOUNTY HUNTER. YOU MEET CHARACTERS, PEOPLE
WHO ARE NOT CHARACTERS BUT PEOPLE WHO LIVE OFF THE LAND.
YEAH. SOME REALLY GENUINE PEOPLE.
IT HELPS SUPPORT THEIR LIVELIHOOD WHEN IT IS NOT CRAB
OR ALLIGATOR SEASON THERE IS NUTRIA.
PEOPLE SEE IT IS A HUGE WASTE. THESE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO USE
THEM AS CLOTHES, IF THEY CAN CREATE A DEMAND FOR THE FUR
THERE WILL BE MORE INCENTIVE TO HUNT THEM.
WHAT IS THE MOST FASCINATING ASPECT OF THIS FILM AND NOW YOU
SEE IT IN ITS ENTIRETY. I DO WANT TO ASK YOU, IS THERE A
LONGER AND SHORTER VERSION FOR THEATERS AND TELEVISION?
THERE. WE ARE HAVING OUR THEATRICAL
RUN, NEW ORLEANS ON SUNDAY AND BATON ROUGE.
SHREVEPORT ALSO ON SUNDAY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS KIND
OF INTERESTING TO ME IS HOW MUCH THE NUTRIA HAVE BEEN ABSORBED
INTO THE CULTURE IN LOUISIANA. PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEM AS A
SCOURGE. AT THE SAME TIME, WELL, THERE
ARE -- THEY ARE OUR SCOURGE. THEY ARE GOING TO BE THE MASCOT
OF BASEBALL TEAMS AND RAISE THEM AS PETS.
THEY ARE GOING TO KILL THEM BUT ARE LOVED AND ADMIRED IN THEIR
OWN WAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE FILM IS TERRIFIC. IN SHREVEPORT 6:00 P.M. AT THE
ROBINSON FILM CENTER, BATON ROUGE ON SUN, AUGUST 26, 2:00
P.M. AT THE MAN SHI THEATER, IN NEW ORLEANS TODAY 24th THROUGH
THE 30th, ZEITGEIST THEATER. THE FILM WILL AIR ON LPB IN
DECEMBER AND NATIONALLY ON PBS EARLY NEXT YEAR.
IT IS A GREAT FILM TO WATCH. WE'RE SAD TO SAY THIS WEEK
THAT LOUISIANA BLUES LEGEND LESLIE "LAZY LESTER" JOHNSON
PASSED AWAY IN HIS CALIFORNIA HOME.
JUST LAST YEAR LPB CAPTURED FELLOW BLUES MUSICIAN KENNY NEAL
AND JOHNSON PLAYING MUSIC TOGETHER BEFORE THEY SAT DOWN
FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH US. ♪♪
♪♪ AND I KNOW MY DAD RAFER NEAL,
YOU AND HIM STARTED IN THE 50s. 55, 56?
NO. BEFORE THEN.
WHAT YEAR WERE YOU BORN? 57.
WE WERE DOING IT ALREADY. I CAUGHT THE BUS IN THE RAIN AND
LIGHTNING SLIM WAS ON THE BUS. I KNEW WHO HE WAS.
I LIKE LIGHTNING SLIM. I KNEW HIM BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW
ME. OKAY.
WHERE YOU GOING, LIGHTNING. WHO IS THIS?
WELL, MY NAME IS LESTER JOHNSON, MAN.
I KNOW YOU. HE SAID I DON'T KNOW YOU.
WE SAT AND TALKED. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT
MUSIC. I DIDN'T TELL HIM I WAS ON STAGE
WITH HIS BAND. SO WHEN WE GOT IN THE RAIN, I
SAID I'M GOING TO SEE WHAT THIS MUSIC STUFF IS YOU ARE DOING.
LIGHTNING, WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR A HARMONICA PLAYER?
WELL, I CAN PLAY BETTER THAN HIM.
YEAH. HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, WHAT.
I SAID I CAN PLAY BETTER THAN THAT.
OH, YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING. I SAID, GO GET ME AN A AND G.
I HAD A BEAT UP B FLAT IN MY POCKET.
HE BROUGHT IT TO ME AND I REACHED IN AT LIGHTNING'S -- AND
TUNED IT. LIGHTNING, LET ME HEAR WHAT YOU
GOT. I FEEL IT WITH THE HARMONICA.
JIM JUMPED UP AND SAID, WELL, I'LL BE DAMNED.
LOOKING FOR ONE AND YOU ARE RIGHT HERE WITH ME.
YOU STARTED RECORDING FROM THEN ON.
START PLAYING WITH HIM. RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT
TIME. YEP.
I PLAYED ON THE ROAD WITH SUNDOWN BEFORE I STARTED PLAYING
WITH LIGHTNING. I RECORDED WITH LIGHTNING BEFORE
I RECORDED WITH SUNDOWN. LONESOME SUNDOWN.
THEN I RECORDED -- IN 1953 AND IT CAME OUT IN 1954.
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT RECORD?
I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU, BABY. 1953.
YEP. I GOT THEM RIGHT HERE.
AND THE REST OF IT IS HISTORY. ♪♪
♪♪ IT GOT ALL THIS JUNK ABOUT
WHO WAS ON THAT SLIM OPPO KING BEAT.
I'M GOING TELL YOU, JAMES TAYLOR, HE WAS -- THAT WAS OUR
GUITAR PLAYER. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE ON SKT
KRATCH MY BACK." YEAH.
JAMES TAYLOR, PEE WEE JOHNSON. THAT IS WHO WAS ON THAT RECORD
AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE AT THE TIME, BUT SUNDOWN AND I WAS
OUT ON THE ROAD. WHEN I CAME BACK THAT MONDAY, I
CAME IN THE SHOP AND JAY SAID, LESTER, I GOT SOMEONE HERE.
I JUST REPORTED A GUY FROM BATON ROUGE WHO CALLED HIMSELF
HARMONICA SLIM. HE SAID SOUND LIKE THERE IS
SOMETHING MISSING ON THIS. HE PUT IT ON AND I'M LISTENING.
I SAID, YEAH. I WENT TO MY BOX AND GOT ME A
CARDBOARD BOX AND A BRUSH AND I SAID, OKAY, BACK IT UP.
WELL, AND THEN -- THAT LITTLE SLIDE YOU DID.
THAT SLAP ON THAT CARDBOARD BOX, THAT IS WHERE THAT BEAT IS.
THAT IS YOU? YEAH.
THAT SONG WENT ON TO BE RECORDED BY THE ROLLING STONES.
EVERYBODY, MAN. AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE.
I HAVEN'T RECORDED IT YET, BUT I'M GOING TO RECORD IT.
♪♪ ♪♪
LAZY LESTER WAS 85. THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS WEEK.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN WATCH LPB ON DEMAND ON YOUR PHONE OR TABLET
WITH OUR LPB ANYWHERE APP. THE DOWNLOAD IS FREE FROM YOUR
APP STORE. YOU CAN CATCH LPB NEWS AND
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SHOWS AND OTHER LOUISIANA PROGRAMS YOU HAVE COME
TO ENJOY OVER THE YEARS. AND PLEASE FOLLOW US ON
FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM. FOR EVERYONE AT LOUISIANA PUBLIC
BROADCASTING, I'M ANDRE MOREAU. THANKS FOR WATCHING.
UNTIL NEXT TIME, THAT'S "THE STATE WE'RE IN."
SUPPORT COMES FROM -- ENTERGY PROVIDES MUCH MORE THAN
POWER. WE SUPPORT SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING AT LOCAL SCHOOLS TO BUILD A BRIGHTER PATH TO BETTER
JOBS AND HELP PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION.
TOGETHER, WE POWER LIFE. ENTERGY.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE FRED B. AND RUTH B.
ZIEGLER FOUNDATION AND THE ZIEGLER ART MUSEUM LOCATED IN
JENNINGS CITY HALL. THE MUSEUM FOCUSES ON EMERGING
LOUISIANA ARTISTS AND IS AN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CENTER
FOR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. AND THE FOUNDATION FOR
EXCELLENCE IN LOUISIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING WITH SUPPORT FROM
VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
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