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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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In honor of Lundi Gras, we look back at some of our...

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2024/02/12

Today on Louisiana Considered, we celebrate Lundi Gras by learning how South Asian communities are starting their own Mardi Gras traditions. We also look back at some of our favorite carnival stories. Professor Emeritus of Francophone Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Barry Ancelet, tells us about Mardi Gras traditions in more rural parts of Louisiana. Then, we hear about the history of Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karen

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History of Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club;...

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2024/02/08

It’s Thursday and that means it’s time to catch up on politics with The Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate’s editorial director and columnist, Stephanie Grace. Today, we discuss Gov. Jeff Landry’s latest moves, including sending Louisiana’s National Guard to the U.S. southern border and supporting a controversial proposal to sell Louisiana Blue Cross Blue Shield to a for-profit company. Mardi Gras is known as “the greatest free show on earth.” But some Carnival krewes once struggled for recognition

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Branford Marsalis to head music center; creative...

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2024/02/07

Renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis will soon head the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music. This is a homecoming for the musician, composer and educator, who is a member of the famed musical Marsalis family. Marsalis joins us for more on how New Orleans influenced his early life and highlights the successes of the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music over its 12-year history and shares his visions for the future of the institution as its new artistic director. Everybody has a story to tell, but not

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‘King Cake-opoly’; inside look at Rex and Comus;...

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2024/02/06

Not all king cakes are created equal, and if you live in Louisiana, you probably have your own favorites. Maybe even a ranking of different bakeries. Aubri Juhasz introduces us to one New Orleans resident who has taken her king cake enthusiasm to a whole new level. Mardi Gras season is in full swing, and many New Orleans krewes are gearing up for this weekend’s parades and balls. WYES-TV executive producer and host Peggy Scott Laborde has covered the Krewe of Rex and the meeting of the courts of

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Gulf South skips Summer EBT; Mardi Gras horse...

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2024/02/05

Children in the Gulf South will miss out on a federal program that provides low-income families with extra cash for groceries over the summer. The Gulf States Newsroom’s Maya Miller reports on why Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama opted out of the program. Then she looks at other programs addressing childhood hunger in the region. Horses are a staple at Mardi Gras parades, but they don’t always have a place to go at the end of Carnival season. Thankfully, the Humane Society of Louisiana has a

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NOLA runner prepares for Olympic Marathon trials;...

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2024/02/02

Some of the best distance runners in the country will gather in Orlando, Fla. this weekend to compete in the U.S. Marathon Olympic trials. Three top female and three top male finishers at most will punch their ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics. New Orleans resident Kir Selert Faraud, a self-described “word crafter,” is competing and joins us for more on her running journey. In November, the city of Lafayette elected its first female mayor-president when Democrat-turned-Republican Monique Blanco

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Gov. Landry’s 1st month; WWII Museum founder receives...

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2024/02/01

Gov. Jeff Landry has been in office for almost a month now, and The Times-Picayune/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace has been watching closely. She joins us now for more on his early priorities, including his push to expand death penalty methods. It began over a glass of sherry. Nick Mueller was sharing a copita with his close friend and colleague Stephen Ambrose when Ambrose proposed the two collaborate on a D-Day museum, which could include Ambrose’s 600-plus oral

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La. Freedom Caucus’ anti-LGBT messages; investigation...

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2024/01/31

Last year, a group of conservative state legislators started the Louisiana Freedom Caucus. It’s modeled after the Congressional Freedom Caucus, which has, among other things, thrown the U.S. House speakership in turmoil. The Louisiana Illuminator reported last week that the Louisiana Freedom Caucus sent anti-LGBTQ text messages to voters on Election Day. Reporter Julie O’Donoghue joins us for more. In Louisiana, judges have a financial incentive to set high bail and secure convictions. State law

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Pollution impacts in La.; Queer Eye returns to NOLA;...

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2024/01/30

One of the world’s largest human rights organizations has a new in-depth report on the effects of pollution in Louisiana’s chemical corridor, often referred to as “Cancer Alley.” The nearly 100-page report makes bold recommendations, calling on the state to protect residents’ health and asking federal regulators to pause operations at some facilities. Antonia Juhasz is a senior researcher on fossil fuels for Human Rights Watch and led the investigation. She discusses the report with the Coastal

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St. George updates; empowering students in the...

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2024/01/29

Last week, the Louisiana Supreme Court heard arguments for and against incorporating St. George — a Baton Rouge community that's been fighting for years to become its own city. Now, there could be a final verdict in just a few weeks. Lara Nicholson has been covering this story for the Baton Rouge Advocate. She joins us for an update from the courtroom.Educator and activist Matthew Kincaid spent years teaching in New Orleans area schools and is the founder of the organization Overcoming Racism. He’s

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Louisiana athletes prep for the Olympics – and some...

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2024/01/26

Opioid overdoses are on the rise in the Gulf South, driven largely by an increase in fentanyl. At one school in Louisiana, medical students are learning how to use Narcan to prevent overdose deaths. As the Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew Hawkins reports, many of the students have been touched by the opioid crisis themselves. The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics may be months away, but already plenty of Louisianans – both LSU athletes and Bayou State natives – hope to compete on the world’s biggest stage.Scott

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Impacts of Deepwater Horizon spill 13 years later;...

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2024/01/25

Jackson, Miss. is known for its water — and not in a good way. Beyond the attention grabbing boil water notices, residents have had to deal with expensive water bills for years. For the latest utility bill of the month, Stephan Bisaha of the Gulf States Newsroom brings us the story of how one Jackson resident is fighting for accurate bills. Last April marked the 13th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon spill, when an oil rig leased by BP exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. 11 were killed, 17 injured

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The government’s role in school choice; why some...

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2024/01/24

The American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, is a group of state legislators dedicated to conservative principles like limited government, free markets and federalism. One of the organization's main priorities is “school choice,” including allowing families to use public funds to pay for private schools.Andrew Handel, director of ALEC’s education and workforce development task force, explains why he believes government funding should follow students even when they leave the public school

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NOLA City Council takes on corruption; recycling...

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2024/01/23

Back in 2021, Mayor LaToya Cantrell aimed to bring the “smart cities” initiative to New Orleans, which would have introduced a new internet service provider to compete with Cox Communications and equipped the city’s infrastructure (including everything from traffic signals to parking spaces) with data-collecting sensors and cameras. The effort was abandoned in 2022 after allegations, first reported by The Lens, that the bid process had been rigged. Now, the New Orleans City Council is proposing

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Hear the story of the Deslondes Rebellion, the...

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2024/01/22

On the night of Jan. 8, 1811, Charles Deslondes led the largest known uprising of enslaved people in American history. More than 500 people participated in what’s now known as the German Coast uprising. Despite the significance of the event, it was almost lost to history. Rhae Lynn Barnes is an associate professor of history at Princeton University and has spent years researching the rebellion. She joins us for more on the men who died fighting for their freedom and the uprising’s legacy

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La. one step closer to second majority-Black...

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2024/01/18

A map with a second majority-Black district gained approval by both Louisiana’s House and Senate this week. This comes after a federal judge ordered a new congressional map that more accurately reflects the state’s demographics. State politics reporter Molly Ryan and The Times Picayune/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace join us to discuss the session and what might happen next. Closed primaries — where only members of that political party can vote — are common across

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Louisiana farmers will gather to discuss climate...

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2024/01/17

After winning a substantial new contract from the Big Three automakers in November, the United Auto Workers are targeting a part of the country it’s long struggled to unionize — the South. Today we hear part two of The Gulf States Newsroom’s Stephan Bisaha’s conversation with Stephen Silvia about his book “The UAW’s Southern Gamble.” They discuss the UAW’s failed attempts to organize in Alabama and why things could be different this time around. It’s Carnival season, and usually, Mardi Gras and

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New exhibit explores Louisiana’s connection to Haiti;...

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2024/01/16

Roughly a third of workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama want to join the union, according to the United Auto Workers. This comes after the UAW won a substantial new contract from the Big Three Automakers in November. The UAW previously failed to unionize in Alabama after an initial attempt that began in 2011. Stephen Silvia is the author of The UAW’s Southern Gamble. He spoke to Stephan Bisaha of the Gulf States Newsroom about why the Mercedes union campaign in Alabama failed and what it

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Encore: How the Baton Rouge bus boycott inspired Dr....

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2024/01/15

This episode of Louisiana Considered aired on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. Here's what it featured: Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day, a time to remember the life and legacy of the civil rights icon. While King is largely remembered for his role in multiple de-segregation movements, what many don’t know is that many of his ideas and frameworks were largely inspired by the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott of 1953. Back in 2010, the LSU Libraries’ T. Harry Williams Center created an oral history podcast, and

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Landry’s first week as Gov.; history of the Saenger...

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2024/01/12

Louisiana’s new governor, Jeff Landry, is wrapping up his first week in office. The Times Picayune/New Orleans Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace tells us about the start of Landry’s term and his relationship with the state’s legislature. New Orleans’ Saenger Theatre turns 97 years old next month. The theater, which originally opened in 1927, was just one of multiple Saenger Theatres throughout the South that offered patrons the experience of seeing vaudeville entertainment,

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