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Deaf teen's journey from Ukraine to Louisiana football field; Parenting from behind bars
Season 1 Episode 822
In the height of hurricane season, community organizers are hoping for the best and preparing for the worst. The Gulf States Newsroom’s Danny McArthu…
1 year, 9 months ago
Wheelchair Games gives veterans with disabilities a chance to compete; new book explores history of human impact on Mississippi River
Season 1 Episode 822
The Paris Olympics isn’t the only place where athletes can earn medals this summer. New Orleans is hosting the annual National Veterans Wheelchair Ga…
1 year, 9 months ago
Shadows-on-the-Teche plantation unveils new exhibits; preventing saltwater intrusion; Mississippi high jumper goes for gold in Paris
Season 1 Episode 821
For some communities in the Gulf South, hurricane season comes with a natural dread and fear that recovery can take years.
Danny McArthur of the Gulf…
1 year, 9 months ago
Efforts to improve medical conditions at Angola Prison stalled; uncertain future for Grow Dat Youth Farm amidst City Park redevelopment plans
Season 1 Episode 820
A nine-year-old lawsuit alleges lack of proper medical care for inmates at Angola Prison. Months ago, U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick issued an opini…
1 year, 9 months ago
Summer Lyric Theatre closes season with ‘Pippin’; Canadian festival brings Acadian diaspora together; White Linen Night returns
Season 1 Episode 819
The Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane University closes its season with Pippin. Director and choreographer Diane Lala and actress Chase Kamata give us a…
1 year, 9 months ago
Louisianans with disabilities concerned over new absentee voting laws; Black Opry celebrates Black musicians in country music
Season 1 Episode 818
On Aug. 1, a slew of new laws passed by the state legislature in the spring will go into effect. Among them are sweeping changes to Louisiana’s absen…
1 year, 9 months ago
Shreveport paracanoe athlete and prosthetist Jillian Elwart gears up for Paralympics; bringing the dying Maurepas Swamp back to life
Season 1 Episode 817
The 2024 Paris Olympics have officially begun, and Louisiana is boasting plenty of Olympians this year, both LSU students and Bayou State natives.
Bu…
1 year, 9 months ago
Why thousands of Louisianans are losing SNAP benefits; how La. Dems feel about presidential campaign changes
Season 1 Episode 816
In the last few months, more than 15,000 Louisianans have been kicked off of food stamps. This comes after COVID-era work requirement waivers expired…
1 year, 9 months ago
Louisiana’s role in NASA’s upcoming moon mission; Baton Rouge painter on the relationship between art and health
Season 1 Episode 816
The push to unionize auto plants in the South appears to have lost momentum. This comes after a big loss in May when workers at a Mercedes factory re…
1 year, 10 months ago
Hurricane season forecast; ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ returns to NOLA stage; staying safe at public pools
Season 1 Episode 815
In the last few weeks, Hurricane Beryl tore through the Caribbean, made landfall in Texas and continued northward. As it drowned Houston in floodwate…
1 year, 10 months ago