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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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Amid ongoing war, Kyiv Ballet comes to Louisiana with...

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2022/10/18

Last Spring, the New Orleans Public Library launched a new music streaming service. But unlike Spotify or iTunes, this website exclusively features artists in the Big Easy. NPR’s Scott Simon takes a deep dive into this newly-released project, Crescent City Sounds. When the Kyiv City Ballet went on tour last February, dancers had no idea they’d be stuck abroad for 8 months due to the war. Now, they’re embarking on their inaugural US tour, making stops in both New Orleans and

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18th Annual Louisiana Book Festival is headed to...

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2022/10/17

The 18th Annual Louisiana Book Festival is coming to Baton Rouge on Saturday, October 29th. Louisiana Center for the Book Assistant Director Robert Wilson tells us about the more than 200 authors headed to the fest – which ranges from Pulitzer Prize winners to the newest members of the state’s literary community. Title IX was signed into law just over 50 years ago, and now multiple institutions are asking just how far they’ve come in advancing opportunities for women in education and

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The recall attempt of Mayor Cantrell: who is behind...

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2022/10/14

The committee to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has raised more than $63,000 for the effort. But where exactly are all these contributions coming from? The Times Picayune | New Orleans Advocate’s editorial page director and columnist, Stephanie Grace, breaks down the funding from big Republican donors to smaller grassroots contributions. On Friday the New Orleans Pelicans will play against the Atlanta Hawks in Birmingham. This is just the latest in a series of moves that has

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How nonprofit organizations and small country stores...

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2022/10/13

This week is Fire Prevention Week: a time to learn a bit more about fire safety. In honor of the week we encore a conversation with Louisiana Fire Marshal Ashley Rodrigue, who tells us what makes fire safety particularly relevant in October. In March of 2022, we interviewed Aidan Reilly of Farmlink, an organization that seeks to connect farms in abundance with communities in need. Today, we give that conversation a second listen to hear more about efforts to address food insecurity. But

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Listen: What reporters found when they investigated...

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2022/10/12

In a city sitting below sea level, New Orleans residents are well-aware that we’re sinking. But in New Orleans East, some areas are sinking far faster than others, forcing its residents to deal with fractured houses and precariously steep driveways. WWNO’s Halle Parker digs into the multitude of causes that have led to an unstable land to live on in the Village de l’Est neighborhood of New Orleans. Parker also collaborated with and spoke to Floodlight Reporter Sara Sneath about how

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How upcoming Moth events and a new French news...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/10/11

Earlier this month, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, in partnership with Télé-Louisiane, released the first of eight episodes of La Veillée, a new weekly news program that takes a look at the happenings of Louisiana’s French-speaking communities, all told in French. Executive Producer of Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Linda Midgett, and CEO/Cofounder of Télé-Louisiane, Will McGrew, tell us more. For the past few weeks, team members of The Moth, a nonprofit storytelling collaborative, have

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A Ukrainian university's research lab was destroyed...

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2022/10/10

A recent drug bust at a small Baton Rouge church is the latest in a series of arrests by authorities in a fight against an opioid epidemic that continues to take lives. Criminal Justice reporter for the Advocate, James Finn, tells us more about the rise in crime and growing opioid crisis in Baton Rouge. Tulane University recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute in Ukraine to collaborate on solar energy research. And even when the research labs in

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2022 midterms: Abortion is central issue for...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/10/07

Last Sunday, Saints fans from around the world gathered to watch their team play against the Vikings in London as part of the NFL’s International Series — a set of regular season games played overseas. London-based reporter Jonah Goldman Kay attended the game and brought back this story on the fan experience for Who Dats abroad. The overturning of Roe v. Wade was not only fueled by activists and politicians. Corporations also played a major part. The Gulf State’s Newsroom’s Shalina

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Between Oktoberfest and indigenous people’s day, we...

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2022/10/06

October brings the traditional German celebration of Oktoberfest, and if you’re looking to celebrate in New Orleans, Faubourg Brewing Co. and Deutches Haus have been chock full of events. But German heritage is far from the only ethnicity celebrated this month. October also celebrates heritage for Italian, Polish, and Filipino communities. And of course, the second Monday of October is National Indigenous Peoples Day. In honor of all this celebrating of diverse communities, we are joined

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Children’s Hospital New Orleans plans to open play...

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2022/10/05

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about a new play center coming to Children’s Hospital New Orleans. We also hear about updated bus routes in New Orleans and learn why activists in the Gulf South are calling for housing that’s adapted for climate change. This episode of Louisiana Considered originally aired on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. To hear the full episode, click the “play” button above. Children’s Hospital New Orleans recently announced plans to build a new 12,000-square-foot,

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Crescent City Chamber Music Festival kicks off 7th...

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2022/10/04

Some of the most sought-after musicians in the world are heading to New Orleans as The Crescent City Chamber Musical Festival kicks off its 7th Anniversary with 7 free public concerts. Founding artistic director, violist and New Orleans native, Luke Fleming, tells us how this concert series plans to take the perceived “stuffiness” out of classical music for performances that anyone can enjoy. In partnership with America Amplified, we are excited to bring you the fourth episode of Liner

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3 stories about the relationship between Gulf...

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2022/10/03

Nearly 40 years ago, devastating floods caused extreme damage in Tangipahoa Parish, upending the lives of many residents. Now, nearly two thousand Louisiana residents are closer than ever to financial restitution from the state. Jean Paul Layrisson, one of the attorneys representing the flood victims, joins us for more on this long journey towards compensation. In September, LSU’s Hill Memorial Library at Louisiana State University unveiled a new exhibition focused on the state’s wetlands

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From our coastal desk, a look at the indigenous...

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2022/09/30

The Houma language was spoken on the land that would become Louisiana before it was colonized. In 2013, the Houma Language Project was established to help revitalize the indigenous tongue and encourage speaking among younger tribal members by offering internships. WWNO’s Kezia Setyawan spoke with Jace Naquin, one of those interns. Like many tribes across Louisiana, the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe built earthen mounds all over their land in south Terrebonne Parish. Those historic mounds

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Ernest N. Morial Convention Center's improvement plan...

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2022/09/29

With 1.1 million square feet of space in an entirely contiguous hall, the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center provides the largest single exhibition space in the country. Now that center is set for improvements to make the space more environmentally and pedestrian friendly. Michael J. Sawaya, Convention Center President was recently named one of the city’s most notable industry newsmakers by New Orleans CityBusiness. He joins us today for more on the future of the center. A few

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University of New Orleans launches wind energy hub,...

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2022/09/28

Back in August, the University of New Orleans announced the launch of the Louisiana Wind Energy Hub at UNO. Dubbed, “The Beach at UNO,” the new hub will not only help grow the wind energy industry in Louisiana, but also increase demand for talent, research, and business development in the area. Rebecca Conwell, President and CEO of The Beach at UNO, and Shafin Khan, vice president of external affairs and innovation at The Beach at UNO, tell us more. Two Louisiana parishes put the brakes on

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New WYES-TV documentary honors the monumental life of...

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2022/09/27

A for-sale sign recently went up in front of one of the last clinics to provide abortions in Louisiana. As WWNO’s Rosemary Westwood reports, the Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport has been forced to close following Louisiana's near-total ban on abortions. WYES-TV honors the monumental life of a living legend with tonight’s premiere of Dr. Norman C. Francis: A Legacy of Leadership. The one-hour documentary tells the story of the retired Xavier University president and civil rights

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'Empty the Shelters' event will reduce pet adoption...

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2022/09/26

Today on Louisiana Considered: Find out when and where you can adopt a pet during the upcoming “Empty the Shelters” event. We also hear about the race to take over State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson’s former seat, and look back on a conversation about Southern Jewish history. This episode of Louisiana Considered originally aired on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. To hear the full episode, click the “play” button above. Pet adoption fees will be reduced at six animal shelters in Louisiana during the

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Nonprofit created by Mayor Cantrell subpoenaed by...

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2022/09/23

Following the revelation that her first class trip to Paris was funded by taxpayer dollars, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is now faced with a City Council that wants to dock her pay. And if that wasn’t enough, the New Orleans Office of Inspector General recently launched an investigation into one of Cantrell’s nonprofit organizations, Forward Together New Orleans, calling for more transparency regarding how funding dollars are spent.A busy week in politics means that it’s time to talk

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In Diary of a Misfit, Casey Parks explores southern...

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2022/09/22

Hurricane season isn’t in the rearview mirror quite yet as a system in the Atlantic is expected to soon become a tropical depression. Meteorologist Dan Holiday joins us for updates on impending weather. When Casey Parks came out as gay in 2002, she believed her family would never accept her. That was until her grandma told her about Roy, a “woman who lived as a man,” and was largely accepted for it in the small town of Delhi, Louisiana. This sent Casey on a decades long journey to discover

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LSU mounds, oldest-known man-made structure in the...

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2022/09/21

East Baton Rouge Parish mayor-president Sharon Weston Broome has declared September as Blight Month in Baton Rouge as her office begins cracking down on blighted properties in the city. This past May, she appointed Marlee Pittman to be the city’s first director of community revitalization. Marlee, who is also the former director of community development with the Mid City Redevelopment Alliance, joins us for more on what Blight Month entails. The National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI,

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