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New initiatives for state businesses; cuts to SNAP education; state oil industry history
Season 1 Episode 1064
The Louisiana Economic Development (LED) agency is charged with bringing new industry to the state and helping expand existing businesses. Recently, …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Bicycle safety concerns; Children of NOLA jazz legend embark on tour; summarizing 260 years of state geologic history
Season 1 Episode 1063
The deaths of two bicyclists on a busy New Orleans roadway have energized a long-running conversation about making the city's streets safer.
The Gulf …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
How heat impacts seniors; LSU AgCenter furthers rice research with new grant; introducing Wetlands Radio
Season 1 Episode 1062
Increasing temperatures in New Orleans are driving up utility bills as air-conditioners struggle to keep up. And some people are more vulnerable than…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Retired accountant debuts with LSU marching band at 66; LSU Museum of Art tackles bayou themes in latest exhibit
Season 1 Episode 1061
The LSU Museum of Art recently opened a new exhibit, “A Bayou State of Mind,” that tells individual stories of the Louisiana experience. Chief Curato…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Latest polls in NOLA mayor’s race; PSC releases energy efficiency program; look ahead at Saints 2025 season
Season 1 Episode 1060
It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time to catch up on politics with The Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate’s editorial director and columnist, Step…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Whooping cough rates surge; LABI releases annual scorecard; early childcare providers face ongoing challenges
Season 1 Episode 1059
Louisiana is dealing with its worst whooping cough outbreak in decades. Hospitalizations have continued to rise over the summer, and two babies have …
9 months, 4 weeks ago
How a new AI data center is turning a small town into a tech hub; Alex Beard’s new collection of bird art and poetry
Season 1 Episode 1058
Earlier this year, Facebook’s parent company, Meta, broke ground on a $10 billion data center for artificial intelligence in the middle of a Louisian…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
How NOLA jazz funeral has evolved; findings on Louisiana’s wellbeing; urban farmers reclaim land in Lower 9th Ward
Season 1 Episode 1057
The nonpartisan, public policy organization, Leaders for a Better Louisiana, recently released its latest Louisiana Fact Book. It’s a list of 35 indi…
10 months ago
Sea Change: A Train Ride Through Katrina's Legacy
For the first time since Hurricane Katrina made landfall 20 years ago, you can take a train ride across the Gulf Coast, from Mobile to New Orleans. A…
10 months ago
Will Trump send National Guard to NOLA?; concerns over new levee system; unique origin story behind the NOLA Project
Season 1 Episode 1055
It’s Thursday, and time for our Week in Politics with the Times Picayune’s/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist, Stephanie Grace. Today, w…
10 months ago