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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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How author Maurice Carlos Ruffin explores hidden...

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2023/07/18

Earlier this month, author Maurice Carlos Ruffin was selected as the 24th recipient of the Louisiana Writer Award. The New Orleans native’s debut novel, We Cast a Shadow, was a finalist for multiple awards, and his second book, The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You, was a New York Times Editor’s Choice and selected as the focus of One Book One New Orleans, a city-wide reading campaign. Maurice Carlos Ruffin joins us now for more on his literary journey and how he characterizes his hometown

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A look at the New Orleans ordinance meant to protect...

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2023/07/17

A new New Orleans law that seeks to protect tenants from landlord retaliation went into effect earlier this month. The Healthy Homes Ordinance makes it harder for landlords to retaliate against renters who ask for repairs or report problems covered by the City’s housing health and safety rules. Josie Abugov reported this story for the nonprofit news site Verite, and she joins us now for a look at the law’s effectiveness over the last month. For years, Louisiana’s medical marijuana market

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A conversation with three of this year’s inductees...

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2023/07/14

It's no secret that 2023 has been a big year for sports in the Bayou State, as Louisiana State University took home two championship titles in women's basketball and baseball. But LSU's accomplishments aren't the only ones worth celebrating, as the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (LSHOF) gears up to induct this year's class honoring some of the best athletes, coaches and journalists the state has ever seen. Walter Imahara is a six-time USA National Weightlifting Champion and longtime

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Feral pigs are wreaking havoc on Louisiana farms and...

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2023/07/13

It’s been a year since Avis Williams started as superintendent of New Orleans public schools. She is the first woman to permanently hold the position in the district’s more than 180-year history. But as head of the only all-charter school system in the country, William’s role is unique and comes with its own challenges. She joined education reporter Aubri Juhasz to discuss the state of the city’s schools and her plans for the year ahead. Feral hogs are an exploding problem in Louisiana,

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This new app is aimed at helping communities better...

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2023/07/12

Hurricane season is just around the corner, and as many Louisianans know, how well you can grapple with the damage and flooding of these storms is often based on how prepared you are. One Louisiana-based tech startup is focusing on making communities better prepared for floods by crowdsourcing data from individual neighborhoods and spreading the information to residents. Julia Kumari Drapkin, founder of the technology startup, ISeeChange, and Jessica Dandridge, executive director of The

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Big Freedia on her new TV series, Big Freedia Means...

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2023/07/11

Just a few weeks ago, New Orleans' own Big Freedia debuted her new series, Big Freedia Means Business. The show follows the Queen of Bounce’s new music and entrepreneurial endeavors since her last documentary series, “Big Freedia Bounces Back.” We spoke to Big Freedia in January, ahead of the show’s release. Today, we listen back to that conversation. This month marks 157 years since a deadly riot at the Mechanics Institute, when a mob of white former Confederates attacked a group of

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Sea Change: We Could All Use a Little Creativity

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2023/07/07

We know that everyone has a role in tackling the climate crisis, so what about artists? Today on Louisiana Considered, we talk with Atlanta-based artist Heather Bird Harris, who has begun making her own paint out of the earth to talk about environmental problems in Louisiana. And we sit down with ecologist Ashley Booth and historian Jeffery Darensbourg to hear how art can combine with other disciplines to communicate in a way they can't. Then, we go to A Studio in the Woods — literally, a

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Biden administration could help La. become more...

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2023/07/06

Back in 2020, Lake Charles, Louisiana suffered from back to back hurricanes, and while some areas of the city have since recovered, others look like the storms just blew through yesterday. Now, money from the Biden administration could help the area become more resilient, but some worry the investments won't get to the neighborhoods and people that need it most. WWNO’s coastal reporter Halle Parker recently visited Lake Charles and spoke with residents. She joins us for more on her

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New podcast from LSU Libraries highlights untold...

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2023/07/05

LSU Libraries’ T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History recently partnered with the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs to unveil a limited-episode podcast. The series, Oral History and the Louisiana Veterans Experience, aims to uncover untold narratives of individuals who served in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the Persian Gulf Wars. For more on this series, WRKF’s Karen Henderson spoke with Jennifer Cramer, director of the T. Harry Williams Center for Oral

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60 years after Baton Rouge ‘swim-in’ protest, a new...

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2023/07/03

In July of 1963 a group of activists held a ‘swim-in’ protest in which they attempted to enter the City Park Pool in Baton Rouge to protest segregationist laws. This came after years of African Americans often not having access to swimming pools in many parts of the American South. Now, that event from 60 years ago is the subject of an art exhibit opening this month at the Baton Rouge Gallery called ‘And We Went.’ Gallery president and CEO Jason Andreasen and exhibit curator Jonell Logan

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A conversation with Jeff Landry on his campaign to be...

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2023/06/30

Last week, we brought you the first part of our latest episode of Sea Change, in which WWNO’s Kezia Setyawan traveled around south Louisiana to meet with community members trying to keep history alive in a place where the land is rapidly disappearing. Today, we are continuing that conversation with Brian Davis, executive director for the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation, and archeologist Marcy Rockman, who previously served as a US National Park Service climate change adaptation

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A year after Roe was overturned, we head back to...

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2023/06/29

This month marks one year since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional abortion rights. Currently, 14 states – including Louisiana – now ban nearly all abortions. That Supreme Court decision actually centered on one Mississippi abortion clinic, Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In a special episode of her award-winning podcast Banned, public health reporter Rosemary Westwood takes us back to Mississippi to report on the impact of that landmark case.See

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Baton Rouge’s downtown has plenty of vacant...

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2023/06/28

The city of New Orleans isn’t known for being easy to get around if you have a disability. It can even be hard to find a place to work out. But now, there’s Split Second Fitness, a gym specifically designed for people with disabilities. Louisiana Considered’s Managing Producer Alana Schreiber takes us inside. These days, many storefronts across downtown Baton Rouge are vacant. But now, the Downtown Development District and Baton Rouge Area Chamber are partnering in an effort to identify

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After devastating Sunday night loss, the LSU Tigers...

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2023/06/27

The LSU Tigers are champions once again. That’s right, earlier this year, the women’s basketball team clinched the March Madness tournament, and just last night the men’s baseball team won the College World Series. For more on the team’s path to victory and what the future may hold for some of the Tigers biggest stars, WWNO’s Alana Schreiber spoke with LSU baseball and football beat writer for the The Times-Picayune | The Advocate, Leah Vann. The Helis Foundation John Scott Center is

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Ice age artifacts discovered at Louisiana’s Kisatchie...

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2023/06/26

Archeologists have recently discovered artifacts in the Kisatchie National Forest that date back to prehistoric times and give insight into the lives of some of the earliest people who lived in Louisiana during the Ice Age. Forest archeologist Matt Helmer and project director for the University of Louisiana Lafayette Dr. Erlend Johnson tell us more about what they have discovered at one of the oldest and largest prehistoric sites in the state. A recent investigation by The Guardian revealed

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On 50th anniversary of the UpStairs Lounge Fire, a...

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2023/06/22

It’s Pride Month, and in Louisiana and around the world, there are all sorts of parades, concerts and events that celebrate LGBTQ+ identities.But in New Orleans, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the UpStairs Lounge Fire, when arson took the lives of 32 people at a gay bar in the French Quarter. No one was ever convicted of this crime. This year a coalition of local organizations, spearheaded by the LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana, will present a weekend of events to commemorate the

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Story of how the Baton Rouge bus boycott inspired...

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2023/06/21

Monday was Juneteenth, a holiday first recognized by the federal government two years ago that honors the date in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, discovered they were free – some of the last to learn of their emancipation. Today, we are honoring the holiday by recognizing the work being done to combat racism in our region. Maxine Crump, founder and president/CEO of Dialogue on Race, an organization in Baton Rouge with a mission to eliminate racism through education

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Family life of Tennessee Williams takes center stage...

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2023/06/20

Playwright Tennessee Williams’ family is the subject of a stage drama as Salvage Art Productions and the Marigny Opera House present the premiere of ‘Miss Rose, a Cabaret Play.’ The work follows the relationship between Rose Williams and her younger brother Tennessee. Rebecca Gibel, who stars as Rose, and Leicester Landon, who stars as Tennessee, join us for more. Project Drawdown is a climate change organization that highlights the voices of often overlooked communities fighting for a

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Encore: Stories from Louisiana's Underground Railroad

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2023/06/19

It’s Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. To many this day represents a commitment to remember the lives, stories and incredible contributions of the enslaved that have long been overlooked. Last year, we spoke with Kathe Hambrick, founder of the River Road African Museum in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, about the state’s Underground Railroad history. Today we give that conversation another listen. In May, Louisiana Public Broadcasting announced

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Part 2: How Louisiana sparked a movement of red...

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2023/06/16

Yesterday, we heard part 1 of NPR’s Miles Parks’ investigation into how the Electronic Registration Information Center, also known as ERIC, was torn apart by the far right, resulting in many states dropping out of the system. Today, Parks joins us for an update on this story and what he’s learned in the days since. But first, we hear part 2 of his investigation. When we left off yesterday, we heard about Republican officials across multiple states joining the anti-ERIC campaign, many of

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