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Immigration arrests update; 2025 energy news roundup; why the Nutcracker remains a Christmas staple
Season 1 Episode 1118
In early December, federal agents arrived in New Orleans prepared to arrest thousands of undocumented individuals in an operation dubbed “Catahoula C…
9 months, 1 week ago
Acadiana’s year in news; How Tulane QB is preparing for CFP; La. native ballerina returns for Nutcracker production
Season 1 Episode 1117
All this year, we’ve been checking in with Christiaan Mader, founder of the Current in Lafayette, Louisiana, for updates on the Acadiana region. He j…
9 months, 1 week ago
Baton Rouge passes 2026 budget; Indigo exhibit at the Whitney: Archie Manning reflects on key college game
Season 1 Episode 1116
The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council passed the city-parish’s 2026 budget Tuesday. This budget season was marked by an attempt to make up for a …
9 months, 1 week ago
New book offers solutions to plastics problem; new LSU Health study on impact of alcohol on HIV-AIDS patients
Season 1 Episode 1115
Plastics are everywhere. In the clothes we wear, the food we eat, and even running through our brains. While environmental concerns like pollution, t…
9 months, 1 week ago
Tulane heads to college football playoff; Black Film Festival; Calvin Duncan on journey from prison to public office
Season 1 Episode 1114
It's official: Tulane is headed to the college football playoff. The Green Wave punched their ticket in a Saturday 34 to 21 win against North Texas. …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Federal immigration enforcement update; new ‘Prosperity Centers’; La. ranks low in child support payment collection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection ramped up enforcement in the New Orleans area last week. Officials say the operation, known as “Catahoula Crunch,”…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Farming the Ocean: Part 1
Season 1 Episode 1112
This is part 1 of a 2-part series exploring the future of farming seafood in the Gulf. Americans eat a lot of farmed seafood — but the vast majority …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Worsening conditions at La. ICE lockup; at-home childcare options; Louisiana Main Street program
Season 1 Episode 1111
Conditions at an ICE processing center in Pine Prairie, Louisiana, are reported to have deteriorated over the past year. There are multiple reports o…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
La. surgeon general and vaccine skeptic to join CDC; how college accreditation became political
Season 1 Episode 1110
Louisiana’s surgeon general has been critical of vaccines. Now, Dr. Ralph Abraham has a new job as the second-in-command at the Centers for Disease C…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
LSU hires Lane Kiffin as new football coach; findings from Tulane violence study; program to protect turtle hatchlings
Season 1 Episode 1109
Over the weekend, LSU announced that Lane Kiffin would take on the job of head football coach. This comes after a weekslong search following coach Br…
9 months, 3 weeks ago