On air: WAFB-TV will air the gubernatorial debate taking place this evening at the Governor’s Mansion in Baton Rouge live, beginning at 7 p.m., in conjunction with WVUE-TV in New Orleans, KSLA-TV in Shreveport and KPLC-TV in Lake Charles. Of the four leading candidates, Republicans Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle and Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, and Democratic state Rep. John Bel Edwards have agreed to participate. Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter declined the invitation to participate, WAFB-TV says. The debate will be moderated by WVUE-TV anchor John Snell. The debate also will be made available for livestreaming on WAFB.com.
In production: A documentary about the Stanford Financial Group Ponzi scheme titled “Where’s the Money? The Rise and Fall of Stanford Financial” is nearing completion and is slated for release in the spring of next year, says the Houston filmmaker behind the film. Dave Henry, a veteran corporate video producer in Houston, says he was Stanford’s “go-to video producer” for nearly a decade, during which he amassed a collection of more than 1,000 company videos. He is using those videos, along with interviews with Ponzi scheme victims, former Stanford employees, financial experts, regulators and journalists to put together the documentary.
Against the wind: A national radiation-monitoring system enhanced after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks isn’t working as intended, with nearly three-quarters of stations not checking for a type of radiation in real time, The Wall Street Journal reports. Environmental Protection Agency officials confirmed to the newspaper that 99 of 135 beta-radiation sensors in its RadNet system—which monitors all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico—aren’t working and have been turned off. A map of the sensor locations published by The Wall Street Journal shows the sensor in Baton Rouge is among the operational devices. Read the full story (subscription may be required).
