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Navigating ICE raids; impact of Louisiana tax reform; history of Mardi Gras parade throws
Season 1 Episode 934
Anxieties are high at schools and churches after moves by the Trump Administration suggested these institutions could be visited by Immigration and C…
1 year, 4 months ago
Why a krewe is banning plastic beads; Saenger's Broadway musical lineup; how to adopt a Mardi Gras horse
Season 1 Episode 933
Plastic beads remain a staple at most big Carnival parades, but there’s a growing number of New Orleans krewes that want to ban them due to environme…
1 year, 4 months ago
Sid Edwards reflects on his first month in office; how to compete in Louisiana’s senior games; latest news in Acadiana
Season 1 Episode 932
It’s the last Monday of the month, so we’re getting an update on the latest news in Acadiana. Editor and founder of The Current, Christiaan Mader tel…
1 year, 4 months ago
How to prepare for ICE raids; The Krewe of King Arthur’s origin story; high security costs for parades
Season 1 Episode 931
When Donald Trump was elected president in November, one of his main campaign platforms was cracking down on immigration, calling for the largest dep…
1 year, 4 months ago
Live from New Orleans, it’s Saturday Night: remembering when SNL came to New Orleans for Mardi Gras 1977
Season 1 Episode 929
Over the weekend, the acclaimed sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live celebrated 50 years on the air! While the show is filmed at 30 Rockefeller pla…
1 year, 4 months ago
La.’s ranking on Nation’s Report card; disappointing Super Bowl for businesses; how and when to file taxes
Season 1 Episode 928
Louisiana’s ranking on the Nation’s Report Card – a standardized test to measure academic performance of students across the country – climbed again …
1 year, 4 months ago
NOLA businesses prepare for Mardi Gras season; NOMA’s new chief curator; Musaica Chamber Ensemble’s new show
Season 1 Episode 928
New Orleans was set to have a big 2025. The city hosted the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras season is especially long this year, stretching all the way int…
1 year, 4 months ago
Nitrogen gas executions; Super Bowl food waste; VICE documentary explores Cajun Mardi Gras
Season 1 Episode 927
There has been a flurry of legal activity since Gov. Jeff Landry established protocols to use nitrogen gas to execute people sentenced to death. Judg…
1 year, 4 months ago
Sea Change: Rising Water, Rising Risk
More and more Americans face the threat of flooding. And as a country, we are woefully unprepared. Cities like Charleston and Miami already see routi…
1 year, 4 months ago
Tensions rise between mayor, city council; state of mental health in Louisiana; why people are dropping their flood insurance
Season 1 Episode 925
If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.
It’s Thursday and that means i…
1 year, 4 months ago