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SNAP cuts impact local grocers; urban planning post-Katrina; legendary Baton Rouge sports reporter retires
Season 1 Episode 1042
Steep cuts are coming to SNAP benefits, better known as food stamps. And that’s bad news for grocery stores that see the bulk of their sales from SNA…
9 months, 1 week ago
Public library to host first all-children’s book sale; The NOLA Project’s new season; StoryCorps in Baton Rouge
Season 1 Episode 1041
The Friends of the New Orleans Public Library organization is holding its first-ever all-children’s book sale. And it comes as a new school year begi…
9 months, 1 week ago
Back-to-school changes in Baton Rouge; “The Tempest” set in modern-day NOLA; how heat impacts musicians
Season 1 Episode 1040
August signals the end of summer break, and students across Louisiana are heading back into the classroom. Monday is the first day of school for pu…
9 months, 1 week ago
Sen. Cassidy faces challenger; how emissions exemptions will impact Louisianans; using recycled glass to restore coast
Season 1 Episode 1039
It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time to catch up on politics with Stephanie Grace, editorial director and columnist for The Times Picayune/New Orl…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Police accountability law; La. Children’s Museum targeting older audience; free writing workshops
Season 1 Episode 1038
A new police accountability law, passed by lawmakers this past legislative session, aims to keep law enforcement officers from using excessive force.…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Satchmo Summerfest returns this weekend; Tulane, Pennington seek cure for ALS using AI
Season 1 Episode 1037
The 25th annual Satchmo Summerfest, an event celebrating the life and legacy of New Orleans jazz visionary Louis Armstrong, kicks off this weekend. E…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
No one running in rural parish elections; arrests in immigration fraud in Western La.; Could NOLA host the 2028 DNC?
Season 1 Episode 1036
As the qualifying period for the Oct. 11 election closed earlier this month, multiple seats were left without qualifiers. A majority of these vacant …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Sea Change: The Unlikely Hero of El Bosque
Season 1 Episode 1035
El Bosque, Mexico, a tiny fishing village on Mexico’s Gulf Coast, is quickly vanishing into the sea. In this episode, we journey to El Bosque to meet…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
How NPR stations in rural Alaska, Nevada and North Dakota are preparing for funding cuts
Season 1 Episode 1034
Last Friday, Congress approved the Trump administration’s request to rescind federal funding for National Public Radio and PBS. While this move will …
9 months, 4 weeks ago
HIV criminalization laws; LSU Libraries digitizes historical material; Story Corps Mobile Tour stops in Baton Rouge
Season 1 Episode 1033
Louisiana is one of 30 states with laws that criminalize exposing or transmitting HIV. This past legislative session, time narrowly ran out on a bill…
10 months ago