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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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Pro-Palestinian protests disrupt La. colleges; Xavier...

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2024/05/02

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time to catch up on the week in politics with Stephanie Grace, editorial director and columnist with the Times Picayune/The Advocate.This week, we’ll be discussing the status of a potential constitutional convention in Baton Rouge this summer. Protests against Israel’s war in Gaza continued this week on many college campuses, including some in South Louisiana. Tulane University closed parts of campus and suspended several students after demonstrators set up an

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St. George gets court’s OK to build new city; NOLA...

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2024/05/01

A multi-year fight to form a new city out of an unincorporated suburban portion of southeastern East Baton Rouge Parish culminated last week with a Louisiana Supreme Court decision. Justices ruled in favor of the organizers working to incorporate the city of St. George. The court ruled against objections by East Baton Rouge officials, which had claimed the incorporation was “unreasonable,” that St. George couldn’t provide city services with a balanced budget and that the loss of tax revenues would

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Jazz Fest poster artist honors The Dixie Cups;...

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2024/04/30

Abortion care is about to get even more difficult to access for people across the Gulf South when a new ban takes effect in Florida on May 1. The ban outlaws nearly all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, which is often before many people know they’re pregnant. Rosemary Westwood, WWNO/WRKF reproductive health reporter, has more on how abortion access is about to get even more difficult. The busiest part of a highway is usually the cars driving on the road. But in one part of New Orleans,

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Experts share solutions to reduce maternal, infant...

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2024/04/29

Louisiana is facing a Black infant and maternal mortality crisis. Black infants in Louisiana are more than three times as likely to die from premature birth as white infants and Black mothers are more than twice as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes as their white counterparts, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, . Legislation before the Legislature this session seeks to address this crisis. Advocate groups and survivors have been sharing their concerns at the

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Speaker Mike Johnson backs Ukraine aid; La. teachers...

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2024/04/25

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for the week in politics. Stephanie Grace, the Times Picayune/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist, talks about House Speaker Mike Johnson’s decision to back more military aid to Ukraine. That decision rattled several House Republicans this week. They’ve since called for his removal. Johnson also visited Columbia University in New York City this week to meet with Jewish students and leaders as anti-war protests there continue — and spread to other

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Air quality declines in Baton Rouge, improves in...

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2024/04/25

All week, we’re hearing from public school teachers in Louisiana about how they’re feeling as living costs rise and wages stagnate.Yesterday we heard from a teacher who’s thinking of leaving the profession after only a year in the classroom because of low pay. On today’s show, Aubri Juhasz, WWNO/WRKF education reporter, brings us the story of another teacher facing a tough decision. In 2021, ecologists discovered that a group of whales residing exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico was a unique species

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Slidell clears debris from tornado damage; Jazz Fest...

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2024/04/23

Two tornadoes touched down in the city of Slidell, north of New Orleans, earlier this month. The severe weather damaged hundreds of buildings in the area. Thankfully, nobody was killed. But recovery efforts are expected to be ongoing for the next several months. Gov. Jeff Landry issued an emergency declaration after visiting the area last week. Greg Cromer, Slidel’s mayor, joins the show to share more on the city’s ongoing recovery efforts. Louisiana loses teachers every year. Some go to

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Families scramble to fill summer food assistance gap;...

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2024/04/22

There’s a lot of uncertainty around whether a popular food assistance program will serve Louisiana families this summer. Gov. Jeff Landry rejected $71 million in federal aid earlier this year to help feed children when schools are closed. Khalil Gillon, a reporter at Verite News, has been covering the fallout from Landry’s decision to decline federal funding and shares the latest. The Gulf South is getting hundreds of millions of dollars from settlements with some of the nation’s largest opioid

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How Germany pumps billions into Louisiana’s LNG plant...

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2024/04/19

Today, we bring you the conclusion of part two of Sea Change’s special series All Gassed Up. Hosts Carlyle Calhoun and Halle Parker head to Germany, one of the world’s leaders in green energy. But they discover the country is also playing a huge role in the expansion of Liquefied Natural Gas on the Gulf Coast. ___ Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Ryan Vasquez. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber; our contributing producers are Matt Bloom and Adam Vos; we receive production

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Where the effort to rewrite Louisiana’s constitutions...

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2024/04/18

It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time to catch up on politics with Stephanie Grace, The Times-Picayune/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist.We’ll get the latest on efforts to hold a constitutional convention in Baton Rouge this summer. Plus, a new leader takes top role in the state’s Democratic Party. A former New Orleans police chief is calling on President Biden to support changing how marijuana is classified in the United States. Ronal Serpas is one of 32 law-enforcement leaders

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5th Circuit sees uptick in voting rights cases; LSU...

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2024/04/17

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New Orleans, is widely seen as the most conservative federal appeals court in the nation. It handles cases from Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana.As voting rights legislation meanders through the courts, the 5th Circuit has had a lot to say about the constitutionality of voting rights law. Madeleine Greenberg is a senior case coordinator with Democracy Docket, a progressive-leaning platform examining voting rights and elections in the courts; she wrote

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Sanctuary city ban bill moves through legislature;...

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2024/04/16

Sanctuary cities have become targets of Republican lawmakers across the country. Now Louisiana’s legislature is considering a measure that would ban parishes and cities from adopting their own policies. Bobbi-Jeanne Misick, reporter at Verite News, has been tracking the proposal since it was introduced and joins us for more. Edward “Kidd” Jordan, NOLA jazz saxophonist, and Alvin Batiste, jazz clarinetist, are being remembered in a special tribute concert on April 20 at the University of New Orleans

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1 in 5 Baton Rouge students is chronically absent;...

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2024/04/15

Students in the Baton Rouge area are missing school — and a lot of it. More than 50,000 students across the area’s school districts had more than five unexcused absences last school year. That’s according to the latest research from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, which analyzed local attendance rates. Jake Polansky, the chamber’s manager of economic and policy research, joins the show to share takeaways and potential solutions. A new report from the Louisiana Department of Health shows Black women

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Why La. is exporting record amounts of LNG to Europe;...

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2024/04/12

Today we bring you the first part of “All Gassed Up, Part 2: The German Connection,” from Sea Change.Why is the U.S. exporting liquefied natural gas to Europe? Hosts Halle Parker and Carlyle Calhoun head to Germany to find out and learn what that means for the future of our climate. This crawfish season has been a rough one. Farmers and fishermen are catching a tiny percentage of what they normally would, while consumers are paying high prices. WWNO and WRKF reporter Eva Tesfaye and Maya Miller, of

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How southern schools fared in NCAA March Madness;...

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2024/04/11

The University of Connecticut took home the NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball tournament this week. South Carolina won the women’s championship. This year, twelve teams from the Gulf South made it to the so-called Big Dance, including the Grambling State men’s team and LSU’s women’s team. Smaller schools in the region were eliminated right away, but getting a shot at the championship can still make a huge difference beyond the basketball court. Joseph King, reporter with the Gulf States Newsroom,

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Lawmakers debate rollback of ‘3-year’ insurance rule;...

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2024/04/11

It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time to catch up on politics with Stephanie Grace, The Times-Picayune/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist. This week, we cover lawmakers’ efforts to reform home insurance industry regulations. One big proposal would eliminate the 3-year rule, a Katrina era law that stops insurance companies generally from raising deductibles or not renewing homeowner policies that have been in effect for more than 3 years. It’s part of the “free market” changes Tim

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French Quarter Festival kicks off 41st season; Solar...

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2024/04/09

The 41st annual French Quarter Festival kicks off in two days. The neighborhood festival in New Orleans continues to evolve with added programming and music stages. Emily Madero, festival president and CEO, joins us for a look at what’s new. The total solar eclipse on April 8 inspired a lot of people to travel to try to get the best view. Many WWNO and WRKF staff members made the journey northwest to reach the path of totality. While others stayed put right here in Louisiana, where visibility was

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LSU researchers record solar eclipse from Texas;...

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2024/04/08

Louisianans didn’t experience complete darkness on April 8 during the total eclipse. But that didn’t stop the excitement leading up to the last total solar eclipse to cross the US for the next 20 years. Watchers in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Lafayette witnessed up to 87% coverage. The Louisiana Art & Science Museum in Baton Rouge was one of many gathering points today to view the sight. Marion Mayfield, museum communications manager, joined the program to discuss preparations. Plus, Aaron

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Shrimpers lose a way of life as LNG plants expand;...

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2024/04/05

Today we bring you part one of the second episode of “All Gassed Up,” a special series from Sea Change. We go to Cameron Parish to discover a massive expansion of liquified natural gas, or LNG, and learn what that means for the people living near them. And who is all this gas for anyway?In this year's legislative sessions, Southern lawmakers have considered dozens of bills dealing with prisons and criminal justice. But families affected by the justice system say weighing in can be a challenge. Kat

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Landry wants scholarships stripped from athletes who...

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2024/04/04

It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time to catch up on politics with Stephanie Grace, The Times-Picayune/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist. This week, we chat about Gov. Jeff Landry’s call for scholarships to be stripped from athletes who miss the national anthem. Plus, an update on the legislative session. Three of New Orleans’ independent banks have sought approval to make the switch from a “mutual” bank operation to a stock-owned bank model. They include Fidelity Bank, Fifth

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