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Back in June when Roe v. Wade was overturned ending the constitutional right to an abortion, that instantly activated multiple state laws to restrict and ban the procedure. In order to navigate these laws in Louisiana and across the South, one doctor in California has an ambitious idea: a floating reproductive health clinic in the Gulf of Mexico.

Obstetrician, gynecologist, and professor at the University of California San Francisco, Dr. Meg Autry, tells us more about this idea and what it’s going to take to get this clinic off the ground. 

According to the US Department of Agriculture, the number of Louisianans who experienced food insecurity during the pandemic reached over 900,000. But the state is now addressing this problem by signing an agreement with the USDA under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program. 

Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain tells us how this program will help support farmers and other food suppliers while increasing food access to underserved communities.

Country stores are a hallmark of the rural South – the kind of places where you can buy fertilizer in one aisle, lotion in the next and crickets for bait in a third. While many closed years ago, driven out by big stores with cheaper prices, others hung on. Stephan Bisaha of the Gulf States Newsroom tells us how these stores are adapting to inflation and why they’re not too concerned. 

Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Adam Vos. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh. 

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