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In a week chock full of Supreme Court news, justices recently weighed in on the redistricting debate taking hold in Louisiana by putting a temporary hold on the lower court’s order requiring a second majority Black congressional district. WRKF’s Capital Access Reporter Paul Braun tells us where this latest ruling leaves the redistricting maps.

Over in Baton Rouge, the Pennington Biomedical Research Center received a grant to research causes and solutions for cachexia, a debilitating wasting condition responsible for up to 30% of cancer deaths. Professor at the center and one of the researchers on this study, Dr. Steven Heymsfield, joins us for more on cachexia research what they hope to find. 

A new in-patient home for children with behavioral health issues has just opened on the Northshore. The recently-completed $10 million dollar “Methodist Children’s Home of Southeast Louisiana,” seeks to fill the gap in mental health treatment available for children in the state. CEO of Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services, Rick Wheat, shares what he hopes to accomplish with this new home.

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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