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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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Acclaimed tenor Jamez McCorkle on his upcoming...

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2023/08/15

Mississippi’s water has received plenty of scrutiny these last few years. Consumer Reports, Mississippi Today, the Clarion Ledger and Mississippi Public Broadcasting partnered to test water systems all over the state and found widespread contamination. The Gulf States Newsroom’s Danny McArthur joins us to discuss what residents will do now that they know what’s in their water. Operatic tenor Jamez McCorkle impressed audiences and critics with his appearance in the world premiere of

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Two years since two hurricanes swept through Lake...

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2023/08/14

In 2020, Lake Charles, Louisiana was devastated by Hurricane Laura. Just six weeks later, the city was hit again by Hurricane Delta. Today, we listen to a report from The Gulf States Newsroom’s Stephan Bisaha, who traveled to the city to speak with residents about ongoing recovery efforts. He also tells us what’s being done to fortify Lake Charles against future storms. It’s back-to-school season, with many Louisiana schools opening their doors one week ago, and many of the state’s

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Conversations with some of the first women to live in...

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2023/08/11

Earlier this week schools across the state opened their doors for the first day of the new year. And at Louisiana State University, students will head to campus in just 2 weeks. But it wasn’t always that LSU was open to everyone. Back in 1929, the first class of women began living on the university’s new campus. Roughly 30 years later, Black students began living in the dorms as well. Today we are headed back to the archives to hear first-person accounts from those who integrated LSU

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How Biden’s new plan to address student loan debt...

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2023/08/11

About a year ago, President Joe Biden proposed a highly anticipated plan to erase up to $20,000 dollars in student loan debt per borrower. However, the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately struck down the plan in a 6-3 decision. In late June, Biden announced a new plan to cancel loans by invoking the Department of Education to enact debt forgiveness in their rule-making process, known as the SAVE plan. This would allow more than 15,000 Louisianans to have their debt forgiven after paying for 20

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What the new conductor of LSU’s Golden Band from...

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2023/08/09

Graduate assistants — those students seeking master’s degrees and PhDs at universities who often help with research and teaching courses — can sometimes struggle to make ends meet. That’s because their wages are often put directly back into the institution to pay for their degrees. Piper Hutchinson of the Louisiana Illuminator talked with graduate assistants who are calling for higher pay. She joins us today for more on what she’s learned. Last month, director of the Golden Band from

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New art exhibit explores New Orleans’ musical icons...

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2023/08/08

Last week, a nonpartisan science news nonprofit called Climate Central released new modeling showing that a huge swath of New Orleans residents live in areas where the temperature is hotter due to their surroundings. The Coastal Desk’s Halle Parker tells us why an urban environment can increase temperatures and how New Orleans is addressing this issue. New Orleans multidisciplinary artist José Torres-Tama is gearing up for his latest project, a series of portraits of New Orleans musical

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A look at Louisiana’s new education-related bills...

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2023/08/07

At the end of July, journalists in Louisiana and Mississippi formed a union with the National Association of the Employees and Technicians – Communications Workers of America (NABET-CWA). Reporters from two nonprofit newsrooms, Verite in New Orleans, and Mississippi Today in Ridgeland, just north of Jackson, are now united in the Deep South Today Union. They’ve become the first two newsrooms in their respective states to successfully unionize. For more on this historic union and what

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Sea Change: I’d Like My Life Back Part 2

Louisiana Considered ·

2023/08/04

Today on Louisiana Considered, we bring you the second part of the latest episode of our climate change podcast, Sea Change. Last week, we looked into the impacts of the largest environmental disaster in US history: the BP Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010. We were joined by investigative reporter Sara Sneath to learn how spill cleanup workers are still facing health impacts 13 years later. Then we spoke with Sheree Kerner, whose husband, Frank Stuart, died after exposure to toxins during the

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In new podcast, New Orleans journalists investigate...

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2023/08/03

On Tuesday, the first episode of the new season of the true crime podcast Smoke Screen officially dropped. This season, “Betrayal on the Bayou,” tells the story of Chad Scott, former New Orleans special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration who was later tried and convicted of corruption-related charges. He is now serving more than 13 years for his crimes.The two reporters behind the podcast, Jim Mustian of the Associated Press and Faimon Roberts of The Times-Picayune/The Advocate,

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A look back on stories highlighting disability rights...

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2023/08/02

One week and thirty three years ago today, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. On today’s show, we bring you three stories about Louisianans making their communities more accessible. First, we look back on Carnival season. With loud noises, tightly-packed crowds, and objects flying left and right – a Mardi Gras parade might not seem like the friendliest space for people with disabilities. Thankfully, there are some krewes that are specifically focused on inclusivity,

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New Orleans’ night of free gallery hopping returns...

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2023/08/01

The 23rd annual Satchmo Summerfest kicks off this weekend! The festival celebrates the many contributions of New Orleans native son Louis Armstrong, who is recognized around the globe as a founding father of jazz. Emily Madero, CEO and President of French Quarter Festivals, Inc., joins us for more on what to expect at the events. It’s August in the Crescent City, and that means it’s time to put on your white clothes and go gallery hopping for free in New Orleans Central Business District

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International teachers head to Louisiana to teach...

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2023/07/31

Schools across Louisiana will welcome 80 teachers from around the world into their classrooms in the upcoming school year. The teachers, who come from France, Belgium, Canada, Senegal, Cameroon, Lebanon, Spain, and Mexico, are contracted to teach French and Spanish under public school language immersion programs, and are overseen by the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL). To learn more about how CODOFIL is continuing its promotion of language learning through these

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Sea Change: I’d Like My Life Back Part 1

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2023/07/28

On April 20th, 2010, out in the Gulf of Mexico, the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig exploded. The oil spill that followed is still considered the largest environmental disaster in the history of the United States. Today, we are looking at the impacts of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster 13 years later. We hear about the ongoing health effects on people who helped clean up the oil spill and ask, has the broken system that led to this avoidable disaster been fixed? Produced and hosted by

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How the FDA’s new blood donation guidelines will...

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2023/07/27

Blood Donation. Many of us think about it. Fewer of us do it. But there are many people who have been excluded from donating blood due to a variety of health issues. But recently, the US Food and Drug Administration finalized recommendations for assessing blood donor eligibility with less exclusions than before. Dr. Tim Peterson, the medical director of the Blood Center at Tulane, joined us to discuss the updated guidelines and how this may impact Louisianans. The Artifact

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Exploring the untold stories of families enslaved in...

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2023/07/26

This Saturday, the East Baton Rouge Parish Library will hold a day-long symposium examining the efforts of genealogists to uncover the untold stories of families enslaved in Louisiana. Much of the symposium will be based on research by Rachel Swarns, a professor at New York University, a contributing writer for The New York Times and the author of The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church. Swarns, who will deliver Saturday’s keynote address,

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‘Little Queenie Day’ is this week. Here’s how New...

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2023/07/25

Musicians are gathering in New Orleans this week for what is fast becoming an annual tribute to a queen. Leigh “Little Queenie” Harris, of Lil Queenie and the Percolators, lost her battle with cancer in 2019, and for three of the past four years, her birthday, July 27, has been honored with a tribute concert. Alex MacDonald, Little Queenie’s son, joins us for more on his mother’s legacy and the upcoming concert on what has now been officially declared ‘Little Queenie Day.’ Tulane’s Summer

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How Iberville Parish residents are grappling with...

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2023/07/24

Friday July 14, explosions at the Dow Chemical facility in Plaquemine, Louisiana rattled the homes of nearby residents. While some people have returned to business as usual, others are worried dangerous levels of pollution could have made their way into the air. Drew Hawkins, health equity reporter for the Gulf States Newsroom, traveled to Plaquemine, in Iberville Parish, to speak to people who live near the facility. He joins us today for more on how they’re grappling with the

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What 3 LSU students found in their investigation of a...

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2023/07/21

In July of 1973, two FBI agents shot Milton X. Scott, a Black Muslim and LSU employee, at his front door in Baton Rouge. While Scott had been accused of deserting the army, it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.This year, three students at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication, Myracle Lewis, Amelia Gabor and Birdie O’Connell, investigated what went wrong 50 years ago. They join us for more on what they discovered as they tore through more than 700 pages of FBI files and

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New president of Loyola on his love of jazz, Southern...

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2023/07/20

In March, Loyola University New Orleans named a new university president, Xavier Cole. When he begins his tenure this fall, Cole will be the first person of color and second layperson to lead the 111-year-old Jesuit institution. Cole joins us today for more on returning to his Southern home, his love of jazz and his goals for the university. The 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, resulted in federal funds for local school districts meant to shore up safety measures to prevent gun

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What happens next in Louisiana after controversial...

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2023/07/19

During a single-day veto override session on Tuesday, Louisiana lawmakers passed a ban on gender-affirming healthcare for minors. The controversial bill was the only one that passed from this special veto session. Capitol Access reporter Molly Ryan tells us more about what this means and what may happen next. Last week, the conservative activist group Citizens for a New Louisiana released a survey by pollster Greg Rigamer showing Louisiana voters have an especially negative view of the

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