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City of St. George prepares for first election; Nous Foundation brings music to Library of Congress; data centers in South create few permanent jobs
Season 1 Episode 954
On March 29, voters in the City of St. George will elect their mayor and city council members for the first time. They will also decide if the city w…
1 year, 3 months ago
Latest on March Madness; why thousands of Louisianans could lose SNAP benefits; celebrating contemporary takes on classical music
Season 1 Episode 953
The 2025 March Madness Tournaments are headed to the Sweet 16 rounds this weekend. While the LSU Tigers women’s basketball team is the only Louisiana…
1 year, 3 months ago
Metairie family says ICE tricked them in deportation; athletes at smaller schools navigate NIL deals; NOLA artist releases new album
Season 1 Episode 952
In January, a Metairie family was deported to Honduras. They claim they were deceived by agents at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better k…
1 year, 3 months ago
How possible medicaid cuts will impact Louisianans; LSU and the ‘golden age’ of oil and gas
Season 1 Episode 951
Almost a third of people in Louisiana are on Medicaid. And hundreds of providers rely on federal reimbursements to operate.
But funding for the progra…
1 year, 3 months ago
New candidate enters New Orleans mayor’s race; investigating LSU’s ties to big oil money
Season 1 Episode 950
It’s Thursday, and The Times Picayune/the Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace is here to talk politics. Today we discuss the …
1 year, 3 months ago
Louisiana’s first execution in 15 years; Loyola student newspaper wins Pacemaker Award; ‘grief camp’ helps kids cope with loss
Season 1 Episode 949
The state of Louisiana carried out its first execution in 15 years Tuesday, fatally poisoning Jessie Hoffman, Jr. with nitrogen gas. The state is exp…
1 year, 3 months ago
Push for paid parental leave; Alvin Ailey Dance Company heads to NOLA; Tulane Book Festival to feature Maureen Dowd, Connie Chung
Season 1 Episode 948
Paid parental leave is close to being an option for state employees in Alabama and Mississippi. Bills to make this law are working their way through …
1 year, 3 months ago
Louisiana ballot breakdown; exhibit explores free Black brotherhood; professional pickleball coming to Baton Rouge
Season 1 Episode 947
Early voting is underway in Louisiana with four constitutional amendments on the ballot. Amendment 2, which concerns the state income tax, is already…
1 year, 3 months ago
Man remains on death row despite faulty bite mark evidence; LSU Lady Tigers gear up for March Madness
Season 1 Episode 946
Nine prisoners are walking free after being convicted in part on faulty evidence presented by Mississippi dentist Michael West and his pathological p…
1 year, 3 months ago
City council ‘grounds’ Mayor Cantrell; truck parking problem; Lenten season reflections
Season 1 Episode 945
It’s Thursday and that means it’s time to catch up on the week in politics with The Times-Picayune/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist, S…
1 year, 3 months ago