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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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“School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” wraps...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/06/28

School is out for students and for the NOLA Project, as the theater ensemble is closing out its season with the regional premiere of “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play.” Director Tenaj Jackson tells us about resetting the classic comedy in Ghana and bringing the performance to New Orleans. But while that production is soon to wrap, the Essence Festival of Culture presented by CoCa-Cola is just opening. We hear an encore interview with Barkue Tubman, Chief of Staff with Essence

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Breaking down the legal fight over Louisiana's...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/06/27

For the last few months, public health reporter Rosemary Westwood's new podcast BANNED has been following the increasing restrictions on abortion in the Gulf South by zeroing in on Mississippi’s last abortion clinic, the Pink House. On Friday, following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Rosemary traveled back to the Pink House to hear how providers are responding. She joins us today for more. However, providers aren’t the only ones reacting to the news. Almost as soon as

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A conversation with Louisiana reporters on what’s...

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2022/06/24

Earlier this morning the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion that has been upheld for nearly half a century. The Advocate’s Editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace joins us for a conversation with New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell to hear her reaction. For the last few months, reproductive health reporter Rosemary Westwood has been looking at how the Mississippi case Dobbs v. Jaconson could pave the way for the Supreme

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How Louisianans are taking the state’s litter problem...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/06/23

Louisiana’s litter campaign gained some momentum in April when the Love the Boot campaign encouraged residents to pitch in and pick up. Melissa Kenyon of Keep Louisiana Beautiful tells us more about how Louisianans are addressing the state’s litter problem. Then, we talk about those scorching temps. It’s only three days into summer and temperatures in Louisiana are already topping 100. Meteorologist Dan Holiday joins us for an update on the weather. And if rising temperatures are

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A new guide addresses unique problems LGBTQ community...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/06/22

Many people are unprepared for issues associated with the end of life, but members of the LGBTQ community often face unique challenges when it comes to this kind of planning. Last month, the New Orleans organization Wake sought to address this by releasing the “Louisiana LGBTQ+ End of Life Guide.” Ezra Salter, New Orleans funeral director, embalmer, and co-author of the guide, tells us more. Recent statistics show new business applications were up across the nation during the pandemic. And

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Queer Eye is coming to New Orleans! Here’s what you...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/06/21

Back in 2018, Netflix released the first season of Queer Eye, a reality show in which a team of experts known as the Fab Five spend a week helping a local “hero” improve their lifestyle and achieve better satisfaction. And for its seventh season, Queer Eye is coming to New Orleans. Scout Productions Executive Producer Michael Williams tells us more about how the show has grown over the years and what to expect this upcoming season. The hit Broadway production Hamilton is back and opening

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On Juneteenth, a look back on a conversation with...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/06/20

June 19, or Juneteenth, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. But of course, the end of slavery did not mark the end of segregation and discrimination. In 1960, when Leona Tate and two other young girls integrated McDonough 19 Elementary School in the Lower Ninth Ward, they were met by a violent mob of white oppositionists. Back in February, Tate, along with Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, unveiled a historical marker to commemorate the McDonough

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Inside the clinic at the heart of the SCOTUS decision...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/06/17

As the Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization approaches, it seems unlikely that Gov. John Bel Edwards will veto two bills passed by the state legislature that would enforce some of the harshest abortion bans in the country. Capitol Access reporter Paul Braun gives us the latest updates on the backlash the bills have received from women’s health advocates, pro-choice legislators and the Biden administration. In the second episode of Banned: The Mississippi

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How one online database is retelling the stories of...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/06/16

Juneteenth, a day to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people, is just around the corner. We learn how some local venues, including the New Orleans African American Museum, are celebrating the holiday.But equally important to celebrating is learning more about the lives of the enslaved. University of New Orleans Professor Mary Niall Mitchell tells us about Freedom on the Move, an online database that seeks to document the lives of escaped people through newspaper ads placed by

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New research shows correlation between diabetes,...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/06/15

Last week The American Diabetes Association hosted their eighty second Scientific Sessions in New Orleans. At the event, researchers, doctors, and ADA leaders presented groundbreaking diabetes research, notably how diabetes correlates to food insecurity as well as racial residential segregation. Dr. Otis W. Kirksey, ADA President of Health Care and Education tells us more about the recent findings and what we can learn from them. But first, criminal cases in New Orleans headed back online

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From Shakespeare to musicals, here are the...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/06/14

The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane is back with its first full season since 2019. Directors Jon Greene and Torey Hayward tell us about the upcoming production of the romantic comedy, “As You Like It.” Tulane’s Summer Lyric Theatre opens its 55th season with a production on “Bandstand,” a fairly new musical that takes the audience back to post World War II America. Director Diane Lala and WWNO announcer and actor Bob Pavlovich join us with the details. Louisiana’s wetlands have

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Stories from Louisiana's Underground Railroad

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2022/06/13

Juneteenth, a commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, is roughly one week away. In honor of the day, we hear from Kathe Hambrick, founder of the River Road African American Museum in Donaldsonville. She shares long-overlooked stories of the enslaved, the underground railroad, and the fight for freedom, right here in Louisiana. But first, in Baton Rouge, if a nearby neighbor is making too much noise, there’s a law on the books to deal with the complaint. But what if

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Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience set to hold...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/06/09

As long as there has been an American South, there have been Jewish communities living there. At least, according to Kenneth Hoffman, executive director of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience in New Orleans. As MSJE gears up for its long-awaited grand opening event, Hoffman chats with Louisiana Considered’s Alana Schreiber for a brief history lesson on Jews in the Gulf South, and what makes that particular identity so unique. But first, the most recent state legislative session has

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NOLA’s legal field has long been white-male...

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2022/06/08

Recently, a federal judge struck down Louisiana’s congressional redistricting map, arguing that the lawmakers behind the map violated the Voting Rights Act by limiting representation of Louisiana’s black population. WRKF’s Capital Access Reporter Paul Braun tells us how we got here and what may happen next. Last year, A group of five women who work at law firms in New Orleans set out to address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession in the city by founding the

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“It’s the Black joy for me;” ESSENCE Festival returns...

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2022/06/07

The architectural term synonymous with New Orleans? Shotgun homes. A new house tour from the Preservation Resource Center’s features five shotgun private homes that have been remodeled with innovative reservations. PRC Executive Director Danielle Del Sol tells us more about how historic homes can meet the needs of modern families.Following a pandemic hiatus, The Essence Festival of Culture presented by CoCa-Cola is finally making its grand return to New Orleans. Barkue Tubman, Chief of

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Catching catfish and fighting off worms: two stories...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/06/06

Over the weekend, employees at a Starbucks in Louisiana voted to form a union, becoming the first Starbucks in Louisiana to do so. The Gulf States Newsroom’s Stephan Bisaha tells us how this move is part of a larger trend of Starbucks unionization across the Gulf South. A bill to legalize noodling, the practice of using one’s bare hands to catch catfish, recently passed the Louisiana house and senate and is on its way to the Governor’s desk. Bill author and noodler himself, Jonesboro Rep

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On the 84th annual National Doughnut Day, here's how...

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2022/06/02

Earlier Thursday, a Louisiana Senate committee struck down provisions that would have altered a bill to allow teachers to carry concealed guns on school grounds. WRKF’s Capital Access Reporter Paul Braun tells us where this “constitutional carry” bill might be headed. Tomorrow is the first Friday of June, and that means it’s National Doughnut Day! Area Commander Major Chris Thornhill tells us how the day honors Salvation Army members who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I. And

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Proposed incorporation of St. George denied by judge,...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/06/01

Yesterday, a judge denied efforts by organizers in the St. George area of Baton Rouge to split off from the city and create a municipality of their own. The proposal has been controversial from the start — with a largely white and affluent part of the parish trying to separate from the majority-Black Baton Rouge. Staff writer for The Advocate Paul Cobler tells us more. If you've been to a New Orleans public library, or sat in the grandstands at Jazz Fest, you likely have seen some of the

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The 2022 Symphony Book Fair returns to New Orleans...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/05/31

A beloved event anticipated by bookworms and art lovers is returning to the UNO Lakefront Arena this weekend. The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Volunteer’s Symphony Book Fair is back after a two-year hiatus. Spokeswoman Phyllis Jordan fills us in on what to expect at this year’s sale. The award-winning New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, known as NOWFE is celebrating its 30th Anniversary. NOWFE executive director Aimee Brown tells us how this nationally acclaimed culinary event will

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On eve of 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee, we...

Louisiana Considered ·

2022/05/30

Legislation to require public schools in Louisiana to provide free and easy-to-access menstrual products for students is a step closer to final passage. Bill author, New Orleans Representative Aimee Adatto Freeman tells us how she hopes to address, “period poverty,” the lack of access to sanitary products due to financial constraints. Tomorrow is the kickoff of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee. But before we dive into this year’s spellers, we take a look back at last year’s champion,

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