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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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 months ago
How hospitals prepare for mass casualties; resources for kids in foster care; best plants for Louisiana weather
Season 1 Episode 944
Shortly after the New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street, trauma teams at New Orleans hospitals stepped up to save lives at a moment’s notice. Unive…
1 year, 6 months ago
Arrests made in death of Southern Univ. student; proposed tax amendment faces lawsuit; Marigny Opera Ballet presents ‘DUSK’
Season 1 Episode 943
The Southern University community is reeling after engineering student Caleb Wilson died in an off-campus fraternity hazing ritual two weeks ago. Wil…
1 year, 6 months ago
Leaving the Island, Episode 3: When the Dust Settles Part 2
Season 1 Episode 942
Today on Louisiana Considered, we’ll hear the final episode of “Leaving the Island.” The Isle de Jean Charles residents finally move out of harm’s w…
1 year, 6 months ago
Leaving the Island, Episode 3: When the Dust Settles Part 1
Season 1 Episode 940
Today on Louisiana Considered, we’ll hear the latest episode of “Leaving the Island.” As construction begins on the resettlement site, Hurricane Ida …
1 year, 6 months ago