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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 National Violin Day, we learn how to...

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2022/12/15

Last night, multiple tornados left a trail of destruction in Louisiana, including in the Lower Ninth Ward and Arabi – communities that already weathered a similar storm back in March. WWNO’s Patrick Madden and The Gulf State’s Newsroom’s Shalina Chatlani report on the damage live from the field. Challenges in the healthcare workforce have grown in recent years. Now, Ochsner Health is working to address that with new and expanded partnerships with Loyola and Delgado’s nursing programs

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How a NOLA-based organization embarked on a...

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2022/12/14

Today December 14th, is the ten year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting, when a gunmen entered an elementary school in Newtown Connecticut and took the lives of 20 young children and 6 staff members. This year, New Orleans-based photographer Robert X. Fogarty and his storytelling organization, Dear World, traveled to Newtown, Connecticut to speak with survivors about their experience in an artistic and immersive experience called, the Prtrait Process. Robert, along

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This year’s LUNA Fête will celebrate New Orleans...

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2022/12/13

A few years ago, Alabama's Department of Archives and History found thousands of objects from Native American graves in its collection. It also found over one hundred sets of ancestral remains. Now, the institution is working with tribal nations to give them back. For the Gulf States Newsroom, WBHM’s Kyra Miles reports on this complicated process. LUNA Fête, New Orleans Annual Festival of Light, Art and Technology kicks off this week. Arts New Orleans CEO Joycelyn Reynolds tells us how this

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U.S. Rep. Troy Carter discusses new position of...

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2022/12/12

At the end of November, Louisiana representative Troy Carter was elected to serve as the Congressional Black Caucus’ Second Vice-Chair – the body’s third-most senior position. He joins Louisiana Considered’s Managing Producer Alana Schreiber to discuss taking on this significant role in his sophomore term. The holidays are just around the corner – and so is the potential for another COVID-19 surge. Dr. Catherine O'Neal, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Infectious Disease at LSU

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The District 3 PSC runoff election is Saturday;...

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2022/12/09

The runoff election for the District Three Public Service Commissioner will take place tomorrow, where voters will choose between 18-year incumbent Lambert Boissiere III and environmental activist Davante Lewis. The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace and WRKF’s Paul Braun tell voters what they need to know before they hit the polls. The quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup starts today, and New Orleanians are packing sports bars to

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With antisemitism on the rise, Tulane professor...

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2022/12/08

Louisiana’s Medical Marijuana Commission continues to face challenges, especially when it comes to securing recommendations from doctors. Representative Joe Marino, who chairs the commission, tells us more about steering the program’s focus towards patients’ needs. Decrying “an epidemic of hate facing our country,” second gentleman Doug Emhoff convened a roundtable with Jewish leaders on Wednesday in an attempt to address the spread of antisemitism nationwide. While the event had been in

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From cancer survivor to commercial astronaut, Hayley...

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2022/12/07

With so much conversation about coastal erosion in Louisiana sediment diversions have come to the forefront as one of the tools to preserve and build up land. But the science behind it is often murky and confusing to the public. Rachel Rhode of the Environmental Defense Fund tells us more about breaking down the science of sediment diversion into something a little more approachable. In September of 2021, Hayley Arceenaux became the youngest American to travel to space at the age of 29

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LSU’s Golden Band from Tigerland gets Grammy...

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2022/12/06

Last week, the New Orleans City Council approved a nearly $1.5 billion budget for 2023. New Orleans Metro Reporter Carly Berlin tells us about budget priorities for the new year - especially when it comes to housing and transportation. The New Orleans Museum of Art presents, “Called to the Camera,” an exhibition focusing on Black American studio photographers and their impact on the medium from the 19th Century to present day. Curator Dr. Brian Piper tells us more about the more than 150

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How a new docu-series and a publishing company are...

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2022/12/05

Homicides spiked across the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Baton Rouge was no exception. But now, it seems like this deadly trend is finally on the decline. Criminal Justice reporter for the Advocate, James Finn, tells us more about covering these crimes. Most of us know that Louisiana has unique cuisine, culture and traditions – but now, the state’s quirkiness is being celebrated in a new two-part documentary series from Louisiana Public Broadcasting, dubbed, Why Louisiana Ain’t

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In its 49th year, the Bayou Classic celebrated HBCU...

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2022/12/02

The 49th annual Bayou Classic, which wrapped last weekend at the SuperDome is more than a football game - it’s a celebration of the history and culture of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. To learn more, WWNO’s Alana Schreiber spoke with Dennis Shields, President Chancellor of Southern University, and Rick Gallot, President of Grambling University, and Dr. Danielle Robinson Head of Community Engagement and Partnerships at DIAGEO, the event’s corporate sponsor. And, French

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Hear from the candidates facing off in the 3rd...

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2022/12/01

The race for Public Service Commissioner in Louisiana’s third district is heading to a runoff, pinning 18-year incumbent Lambert Boissiere III against Baton Rouge environmental activist, Davante Lewis. Both candidates join us independently to discuss the race and what they hope to accomplish in the position. And, Vox Feminae, the New Orleans-based female vocal ensemble that specializes in century-old musical treasures, is preparing for its holiday program. Rehearsal director and music

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More than 100 electric school buses are coming to...

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2022/11/30

Back in October, the Environmental Protection Agency awarded more than $43-million-dollars in funding for electric school buses in Louisiana. The EPA’s Jeffrey Robinson tells us more about how the more than 100 buses will be distributed across the parishes. Standing out from the landscape on LSU’s Baton Rouge campus are two earthen mounds, which, according to recent research, may be the oldest known man-made structures in the Americas. Brooks Ellwood, professor emeritus with LSU’s

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Garden District homes are all dressed up for...

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2022/11/29

The Symphony Chorus of New Orleans will ring in the Holiday season with Handel’s masterpiece Messiah, accompanied by members of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. Music Director Steven Edwards tells us more about this upcoming performance. Stunning private residences in the New Orleans Garden District are dressed up for the holidays and open to the public as part of the Preservation Resource Center’s 47th annual Holiday Home Tour. PRC director of communications Susan Langenhennig tells

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How Louisiana Children’s Hospital is addressing grief...

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2022/11/28

It’s a little known fact, but more than 75% of youth at the New Orleans Juvenile Justice Intervention Center have experienced two or more violent deaths of loved ones before the age of 5. And experts say that their inability to process this grief can often lead to the very delinquent behaviors that put them in the system. Julie Kaplow, Executive Director of the Trauma and Grief (TAG) Center at Louisiana Children's Hospital, tells us about a new partnership that will expand trauma and

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In honor of being thankful, here’s a collection of...

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2022/11/25

As families around the country gather together for the Thanksgiving holiday, we are bringing you a diverse collection of stories from all across the country. Today on Louisiana Considered, we travel up to the streets of Alaska’s capital city, down to urban Florida, and out to the Eastern plains of Colorado to bring you a collection of stories on small town heroes. Listen and take a tour of America through the eyes of our most dedicated community leaders. Today’s episode of Louisiana

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‘Celebration Gator’ brings a taste of Louisiana to...

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2022/11/23

A recently settled lawsuit against the Sun Belt Conference, a college sports conference based in New Orleans, accused officials of using racist and misogynistic slurs and contributed to a hostile work environment. WWNO’s Patrick Madden spoke with Michelle Liu, who covered a recent lawsuit for the new non-profit newsroom, Verite. Last July saw the launch of a new national mental health hotline number, 988. In Louisiana, this new hotline replaces a ten-digit one, and already calls have risen

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The quirky, dark comedy ‘CRAIGSLISTED’ makes New...

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2022/11/22

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and families around the country are uniting over a love for one another – and a love for food. And from turkey to candied yams to cranberry sauce, Thanksgiving delicacies can seem like their own entity. Famed New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty actually once said the same thing about the food at Jazz Fest. Back in April, WWNO’s Carly Berlin spent an afternoon with McNulty at the Fairgrounds, tasting everything from Crawfish Monica and praline

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How the Creole Rebellion of 1841 led to the...

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2022/11/21

Earlier this month marked 181 years since one of the most successful uprisings in American history. The Creole Rebellion of 1841 saw a mutiny on a slaving brig headed from Virginia to New Orleans, and eventually led to the emancipation of more than 100 formerly enslaved individuals.History Department Research Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, Clifton Sorrell III tells us more about the significance of this important moment in history. “A League of Their Own” meets “Miracle” in

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From cracked sea ice to eroding coasts, one...

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2022/11/18

Today on Louisiana Considered, The Times Picayune | New Orleans Advocate’s editorial page director and columnist, Stephanie Grace, joins us for a breakdown of the week’s top political stories. Plus, we hear from a photographer who has found a connection between Louisiana and Antarctica from behind his lens, and kids give us advice on how to cope with a changing climate. This episode of Louisiana Considered originally aired Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. To listen to the full episode, click the

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From songs about the Bywater to the bayou, Rising...

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2022/11/17

It’s been more than four months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and Louisiana’s most powerful anti-abortion organization has been shoring up support for the state’s near-total abortion ban. Louisiana Right to Life helped write the ban, and, as public health reporter Rosemary Westwood found, the organization isn’t done fighting. The folk-roots group Rising Appalachia has recently recorded and live streamed their music at New Orleans' Preservation Hall. And from songs

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