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Louisiana Considered

WWNO/WRKF Newsroom

“Louisiana Considered” showcases South Louisiana"s biggest stories and features interviews with journalists, newsmakers, and artists. The show is a collaboration between the WWNO and WRKF newsrooms. Airs Monday through Friday at noon.

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Verite News explores ‘What Was Lost’ after Katrina; 2...

Louisiana Considered ·

2025/02/03

This August marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. To remember the event and the lives impacted, Verite News is launching the new series, “What Was Lost.” This collection of stories and personal essays is about things people lost to the storm, be it physical or emotional possessions. Terry Baquet, editor-in-chief of Verite News, and Drew Costley, lead editor on the series joined us to sharemore. Two new reality competition shows hosted by Baton Rouge locals are coming to the

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Sea Change: Elevate or Relocate: FEMA's Dreaded Rule

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2025/01/31

Flooding is the most common natural disaster — by far. As more and more towns are devastated by floods, people are facing the tough question of how to rebuild — or even if they can. In this episode, we travel to two towns to discover how one obscure federal policy designed to stop the cycle of flood damage is leading to opposite destinies.--- Thanks for listening to Sea Change. This episode was reported and hosted by me, Carlyle Calhoun. This episode was edited by Jack Rodolico with editing

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RFK Jr. faces grilling from Sen. Cassidy; debunking...

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2025/01/30

It’s Day 2 of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing to be Health Secretary, and many are wondering how Republican Senator Bill Cassidy will vote. The former emergency room doctor has concerns about the vaccine skeptic. Although Cassidy mostly votes along party lines, he did vote to impeach Trump on Jan. 6 charges. The Times-Picayune/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stepahnie Grace joined the show to share the latest. The new movie about the life of Bob Dylan, “A

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Louisiana politicians react to Jan. 6 pardons;...

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2025/01/29

It’s been just over a week since President Donald Trump took office for the second time. One of his first orders of business was signing pardons to all individuals convicted of offenses related to storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, including some Louisianans. But the pardons were met with mixed reactions from the state’s politicians, with Republican Senator Bill Cassidy speaking out against it. Mark Ballard, Washington correspondent with The Advocate Capitol News Bureau, joins us to discuss

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Latest news from Acadiana; what the cold weather says...

Louisiana Considered ·

2025/01/28

It’s the end of the month and that means it’s time to catch up on the latest news from Acadiana. Christiaan Mader, founder and editor of The Current tells us how the Lafayette area fared with last week’s snow, and about an upcoming special election.A once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm hit the South last week, breaking snowfall records dating back to 1895. Flights were canceled, schools were closed and many Louisianans engaged in their first-ever snowball fights or made their first snowmen!But

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Looking out for signs of human trafficking during...

Louisiana Considered ·

2025/01/27

The Super Bowl is coming to New Orleans in just a few weeks, and while the city is buzzing with excitement, the event also raises concerns about human trafficking.The influx of visitors makes the annual event one of the largest for incidents of human trafficking in the country. According to recent data, there were at least 146 arrests related to human trafficking during the 2021 Super Bowl in Tampa. Brandi Bynum, Acting Unit Chief for the Center for Countering Human Trafficking at the

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Sea Change: The Power of Hope

Louisiana Considered ·

2025/01/24

As 2024 comes to a close, we are taking this time to focus on hope. While this year has been rough for the climate and the environment in many ways, there is also so much good happening out there. There are wins to celebrate and reasons for optimism.Today, Sea Change sits down with an expert on hope, and learn why evidence-based hope is essential in our fight against climate change.___This episode is hosted by Halle Parker and Eva Tesfaye. Carlyle Calhoun is our managing producer. Our sound

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D.C. Mardi Gras; Super Bowl preparations; Anna’s...

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2025/01/23

It’s Thursday and that means it’s time to catch up on the week in politics with The Times-Picayune/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace. She reports to us from Washington D.C., where she’s celebrating Mardi Gras in the nation’s capital where Carnival season meets politics. The Super Bowl is just weeks away, and city and state officials have been busy trying to get a huge beautification checklist done so the Crescent City can put on its best face for the

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Winter weather update; study on cancer-related muscle...

Louisiana Considered ·

2025/01/22

When Louisianans heard that snow was coming to our state, many were skeptical. But yesterday, a rare winter storm hit the Bayou State, with the blizzard causing highways, airports and schools to close down.Meteorologist Dan Holiday discusses the record-breaking weather and what this says about a changing climate. A medical study is underway in Baton Rouge that could help determine whether a common diabetes drug could be used to stop muscle weakness associated with cancer treatment.While the

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Landry moves unhoused people to warehouse ahead of...

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2025/01/21

New Orleans is gearing up for the Super Bowl, and Gov. Jeff Landry announced his administration will begin clearing homeless encampments downtown, moving some unhoused residents to a warehouse in Gentilly and others out of state. The Times-Picayune/The Advocate’s Sophie Kasakove joins us for more. The flu virus is surging nationwide, with positive test rates reaching higher than 18% in early January. This winter, we’ve also seen spikes in RSV and COVID-19. Dr. Susan Hassig, epidemiologist

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Former music exec on losing voice to ALS – and...

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2025/01/17

A diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is difficult for anyone to hear. But that was especially the case for Joe Redmond, a music executive from Denham Springs who spent his career in radio. While he is losing his voice, Joe has been determined to take advantage of all the opportunities he has, including working with the Team Gleason organization, and a new caregiving program called Pathfinders. Redmond joins us today more on his career, his diagnosis and the vital role that

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Latest on Bourbon Street attack: pedicab driver’s...

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2025/01/16

Just after 3 a.m. on New Years Day, pedicab driver Tyler Burt was finishing his shift, when a white SUV turned the corner of Bourbon and Canal Street, running over the man he had been high-fiving as the truck rammed down the street. In his first trip back to the French Quarter since the attack, Burt spoke with the Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew Hawkins about what he saw and how he’s coping. Concerns over security failures have been a major part of the conversation ever since the Bourbon street

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High prices for college textbooks; new medical study...

Louisiana Considered ·

2025/01/16

There’s a shortage of specialized nurses who play a critical role in providing care to sexual assault survivors. Particularly in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. They are called sexual assault nurse examiners — or SANEs.As Drew Hawkins reports for the Gulf States Newsroom, one potential solution is to use telemedicine — but it’s currently not available in the Gulf South.College textbooks are expensive. You might already know this if you’ve been to college, but prices have accelerated

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NOLA artist behind Super Bowl logo shares...

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2025/01/14

The Super Bowl is coming to New Orleans in less than a month. And this year’s logo was recently revealed, featuring the work of New Orleans artist Queen Tahj. She is the first artist to handcraft a Super Bowl logo and her design honors New Orleans artistic traditions, with specific nods to Black Masking Indians. She joins us more about her design — and her time playing football as captain of the middle school team. The Historic New Orleans Collection is gearing up for its 17th Musical

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New petition to keep cars off of Bourbon Street;...

Louisiana Considered ·

2025/01/13

A new petition to make Bourbon Street pedestrian-only now has more than 5,000 signatures. The petition comes after the deadly attack on New Year's Day when a driver rammed an SUV down Bourbon Street, killing 14 and injuring more than 30 others. Chris Olsen, French Quarter resident and owner of the vintage stores Vice and Graft and Swamp Rags, started this petition on Change.org. He joins us for more on the efforts to make the area safer.Last week, Bogalusa mayor Tyrin Truong was arrested as

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Sea Change: The Bridge to Nowhere

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2025/01/10

We kicked off this season of Sea Change with a globetrotting journey. A quest to understand a booming new industry on the Gulf Coast: liquified natural gas, or LNG.In a historic move, the Biden Administration froze any decisions on new gas export projects…until it could study how shipping so much American gas overseas could affect the economy, health, and the climate.Well, that long-awaited study was just released. The findings? Increasing LNG exports is bad news for American consumers,

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Gambit's former owner, Clancy Dubos retires after 50...

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2025/01/09

For over 50 years, Clancy DuBos has been reporting and commenting on New Orleans and state politics for The Times-Picayune and other news sources. He also owned the alt-weekly newspaper, the Gambit, along with his wife Margo where he contributed as a political columnist. He covered everything from the 1973 UpStairs Lounge Fire to the upheaval of Hurricane Katrina. Now, at the age of 70, he has decided to retire. He joins us today for more on his lengthy career, most memorable moments and

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Ten Commandments law takes effect amid lawsuits;...

Louisiana Considered ·

2025/01/08

The new year means some new state laws are now in effect. A controversial one requires all public schools, colleges and universities to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.Multiple lawsuits have been filed against the law, and a judge issued an injunction in November preventing it from taking effect in several parishes named as co-defendants, along with the state. WWNO and WRKF’s education reporter Aubri Juhasz tells us more. Former President Jimmy Carter passed away last week

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Biden visits New Orleans; trauma expert on grieving...

Louisiana Considered ·

2025/01/07

Yesterday, President Joe Biden visited New Orleans to mourn with grieving families and remember the victims of last week’s attack on Bourbon Street. He also met with Gov. Jeff Landry to discuss formally recognizing the disaster.WWNO and WRKF’s Aubri Juhasz and Brooke Thorington tell us more about the events and memorials to honor the victims. It’s been roughly a week since the Bourbon Street attack, and the city is looking for ways to move forward and heal while still remembering the

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Latest on Bourbon Street attack suspect; Krewe of...

Louisiana Considered ·

2025/01/06

It’s been less than a week since the attack on Bourbon Street, and new information is coming to light about the suspect in question, Shamsud-Din Jabbar. Louisiana Considered’s managing producer Alana Schreiber spoke with the Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew Hawkins for more on the FBI’s investigation. Tonight, the Joan of Arc parade will roll, officially kicking off the Mardi Gras season. The annual parade doesn’t just mark the start of Carnival, but also celebrates the birthday of the French

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